title: Leucine in Obesity: Therapeutic Prospects.
abstract: Obesity develops from an imbalance of energy homeostasis and is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation in white adipose tissues (WAT). Inflammation is involved in the pathophysiology of many obesity-induced disorders including insulin resistance and diabetes. Increasing evidence has shown that dietary leucine supplementation positively affects the parameters associated with obesity and obesity-related metabolic disorders. The beneficial effects include increased loss of body weight, reduced WAT inflammation, improved lipid and glucose metabolism, enhanced mitochondrial function, and preserved lean body mass. Although these beneficial effects have not been clearly established, dietary leucine supplementation, either alone or as part of a therapeutic regimen, may be a good nutritional tool in the prevention and management of obesity and obesity-induced metabolic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha 410125, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha 410125, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China.
authors.forename: Yehui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha 410125, China; Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients; Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, CICAPS, Changsha 410128, China. Electronic address: lifengna@isa.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Fengna
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha 410125, China; Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients; Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, CICAPS, Changsha 410128, China.
authors.forename: Bie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430023, China.
authors.forename: Yongqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha 410125, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430023, China; Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
authors.forename: Guoyao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production; Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha 410125, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China; College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410048, China; College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. Electronic address: yinyulong@isa.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Yulong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007930:Leucine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007930:Leucine