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Attenuation of leptin action and regulation of obesity by protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.
Developmental cell - 1 Apr 2002
Cheng Alan, Uetani Noriko, Simoncic Paul D, Chaubey Vikas P, Lee-Loy Ailsa, McGlade C Jane, Kennedy Brian P, Tremblay Michel L
Abstract excerpt
Common obesity is primarily characterized by resistance to the actions of the hormone leptin. Mice deficient in protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) are resistant to diabetes and diet-induced obesity, prompting us to further define the relationship between PTP1B and leptin in modulating obesity. Leptin-deficient (Lep(ob/ob)) mice lacking PTP1B exhibit an attenuated weight gain, a decrease in adipose tissue,...
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