title: Leptin Does Not Mediate Hypertension Associated With Human Obesity.
abstract: Hypertension and obesity are known to be linked, with recent studies in mice proposing that leptin may be mediating this effect. This regulation, however, may not extend to humans, where a yet-to-be-identified factor is likely the underlying cause of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Cristina Adelia
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.affiliation: Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: phillipg@intra.niddk.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gorden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism*; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin