title: Leptin receptor action and mechanisms of leptin resistance.
abstract: The adipose tissue-derived hormone leptin regulates energy balance and neuroendocrine function. Resistance to the appetite-suppressing effects of leptin is associated with common forms of obesity. Here, we review the mechanisms by which leptin activates intracellular signals and the roles that these signals play in leptin action in vivo. Furthermore, we discuss potential mechanisms of leptin resistance, specifically focusing on data regarding the neuroanatomical locus of leptin resistance and potential mechanisms by which expression of the suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 may impair leptin action.
authors.affiliation: Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Departments of Internal Medicine and Molecular and Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr., 4301 MSRB 3, Box 0638, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0638, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Münzberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Björnholm
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C515448:LEPR protein, human; D020738:Leptin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D054411:Receptors, Leptin; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators