Potential Role of Leptin in Cardiac Steatosis Induced by Highly Saturated Fat Intake during Adolescence.
Adrián PlazaMarco AntonazziJaime Blanco-UrgoitiNuria Del OlmoMariano Ruiz-GayoPublished in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2019)
Consumption of diets containing elevated amounts of saturated fat during adolescence and early adult life promotes cardiac steatosis in mice. An insufficient endocrine activity of WAT, in terms of leptin production, may account for such an effect.