title: Evidence that reduced leptin levels, but not an aberrant sequence of leptin or its receptor, contribute to the obesity syndrome in NON mice.
abstract: NON mice exhibit a polygenic syndrome of mild obesity which is less pronounced than that of the ob and db strains. Here, we have shown that the syndrome is accompanied by a rise in leptin mRNA levels in adipose tissue, corresponding with the increase in adipose tissue mass. Surprisingly, levels of the leptin protein in adipose tissue and serum were comparable to those of lean control animals (BL57/Ksj-+/+), and markedly lower than those in db/db-mice. The coding regions of the cDNA sequences of both leptin and the leptin receptor from NON mice were identical with those of the wild-type sequences. We suggested that low levels of leptin in adipose tissue and serum contribute to the obesity of NON mice.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Igel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herberg
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Joost
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D020738:Leptin; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009154:Mutation; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; C515447:leptin receptor, mouse