Leptin resistance in diet-induced obesity: The role of hypothalamic inflammation

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 207-224

  de Git, K C G ^a   Adan, R A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diet induced obesity; Hypothalamus; Inflammation; Leptin resistance

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; I KAPPA B BETA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LEPTIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE 1B; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AUTOPHAGY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; DIET INDUCED OBESITY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; GLIA CELL; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC INFLAMMATION; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID DIET; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET, HIGH-FAT; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFLAMMATION; LEPTIN; MICE; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84923501805     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12243     Document Type: Review

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