The role of leptin in selected skin diseases

Leptin is an adipokine, adipocyte-derived compound, which acts both as a hormone and cytokine. It is mainly synthesized by adipocytes of white adipose tissue. Leptin possesses pleiotropic functions including, ...

Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - October 2, 2020 Category: Lipidology Authors: Klaudia Dopytalska, Agnieszka Baranowska-Bik, Marek Roszkiewicz, Wojciech Bik and Irena Walecka Tags: Review Source Type: research