Leptin inhibits apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells via promoting autophagy.

CONCLUSIONS: Leptin inhibits the apoptosis of degenerative nucleus pulposus cells via promoting autophagy, and leptin regulates the autophagy of human degenerative nucleus pulposus cells through the phosphorylated Erk1/2 signal. PMID: 29461611 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Source Type: research