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Editorial
. 2017 Nov 1;24(11):1088-1089.
doi: 10.5551/jat.ED083. Epub 2017 Aug 5.

Leptin Resistance and Lipolysis of White Adipose Tissue: An Implication to Ectopic Fat Disposition and Its Consequences

Michio Shimabukuro  1
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Leptin Resistance and Lipolysis of White Adipose Tissue: An Implication to Ectopic Fat Disposition and Its Consequences

Michio Shimabukuro. J Atheroscler Thromb. .
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Fig. 1.
Leptin signals and lipolysis of white adipose tissue in leptin sensitive lean and leptin resistance obese individuals. (A) In leptin sensitive lean individuals, leptin constrains insulin biosynthesis and secretion in pancreatic β-cells and lower insulin minimizes leptin secretion and regulates lipolysis from adipose tissue via hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL). Leptin maintains hepatic insulin sensitivity via the hepatic branch of the vagus nerve (not shown) and increases glucose uptake in the skeletal muscle, heart, and brown adipose tissue (BAT) via the sympathetic nervous system (black arrows). (B) In leptin resistant obese individuals, effects of leptin, though its plasma levels are increased, is decreased in hypothalamus. Insufficiency of leptin signaling causes hyperinsulinemia in pancreatic β-cells, which lead to subsequent impairment of insulin secretion and diabetes mellitus. Leptin resistance increases productions of leptin in white adipose tissue, but cannot abolish fat via HSL. Combined above mechanisms, leptin resistance instigates ectopic fat disposition in the liver and the skeletal muscle, provoking insulin resistance and chronic inflammation.
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