Leptin as a Biomarker of Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jean-Baptiste Bouillon Marion Trousselard David Thivel Amanda Clare Benson Jeannot Schmidt Fares Moustafa Damien Bouvier Frederic Dutheil

Published in: Nutrients (2021)

Leptin is a biomarker of stress, with a decrease following acute stress. Normal-weight individuals and women also have a higher variation of leptin levels after stress, suggesting that leptin may have implications in obesity development in response to stress in a sex-dependent manner.

Keyphrases

stress induced
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
insulin resistance
liver failure
body mass index
physical activity
heat stress
intensive care unit
pregnant women
adipose tissue
polycystic ovary syndrome
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
hepatitis b virus
high fat diet induced