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Leptin-independent programming of adult body weight and adiposity in mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21209019     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Low birth weight and rapid postnatal weight gain are independent and additive risk factors for the subsequent development of metabolic disease. Despite an abundance of evidence for these associations, mechanistic data are lacking. The hormone leptin has received significant interest as a potential programming factor, because differences in the profile of leptin in early life have been associated with altered susceptibility to obesity. Whether leptin alone is a critical factor for programming obesity has, until now, remained unclear. Using the leptin-deficient ob/ob mouse, we show that low birth weight followed by rapid catch-up growth during lactation (recuperated offspring) leads to a persistent increase in body weight in adult life, both in wild-type and ob/ob animals. Furthermore, recuperated offspring are hyperphagic and epididymal fat pad weights are significantly increased, reflecting greater adiposity. These results show definitively that factors other than leptin are crucial in the programming of energy homeostasis in this model and are powerful enough to alter adiposity in a genetically obese strain.
Authors:
Elizabeth C Cottrell; Malgorzata S Martin-Gronert; Denise S Fernandez-Twinn; Jian'an Luan; Lindsey M Berends; Susan E Ozanne
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-01-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Endocrinology     Volume:  152     ISSN:  1945-7170     ISO Abbreviation:  Endocrinology     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375040     Medline TA:  Endocrinology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  476-82     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Endocrinology Unit, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom. ecottrell@ed.ac.uk.
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