Leptin administration to overweight and obese subjects for 6 months increases free leptin concentrations but does not alter circulating hormones of the thyroid and IGF axes during weight loss induced by a mild hypocaloric diet
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Leptin administration to overweight and obese subjects for 6 months increases free leptin concentrations but does not alter circulating hormones of the thyroid and IGF axes during weight loss induced by a mild hypocaloric diet. / Shetty, Greeshma K; Matarese, Giuseppe; Magkos, Faidon; Moon, Hyun-Seuk; Liu, Xiaowen; Brennan, Aoife M; Mylvaganam, Geetha; Sykoutri, Despina; Depaoli, Alex M; Mantzoros, Christos S.
In: European Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 165, No. 2, 2011, p. 249-254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Leptin administration to overweight and obese subjects for 6 months increases free leptin concentrations but does not alter circulating hormones of the thyroid and IGF axes during weight loss induced by a mild hypocaloric diet
AU - Shetty, Greeshma K
AU - Matarese, Giuseppe
AU - Magkos, Faidon
AU - Moon, Hyun-Seuk
AU - Liu, Xiaowen
AU - Brennan, Aoife M
AU - Mylvaganam, Geetha
AU - Sykoutri, Despina
AU - Depaoli, Alex M
AU - Mantzoros, Christos S
N1 - (Ekstern)
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Objective: Short-term energy deprivation reduces leptin concentrations and alters the levels of circulating hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-peripheral axis in lean subjects. Whether the reduction in leptin concentration during long-term weight loss in obese individuals is linked to the same neuroendocrine changes seen in lean, leptin-sensitive subjects remains to be fully clarified.Methods: In this study, 24 overweight and obese adults (16 women and eight men; body mass index (BMI): 27.5-38.0 kg/m(2)) were prescribed a hypocaloric diet (-500 kcal/day) and were randomized to receive recombinant methionyl leptin (n=18, metreleptin, 10 mg/day self-injected s.c.) or placebo (n=6, same volume and time as metreleptin) for 6 months.Results: Metreleptin administration did not affect weight loss beyond that induced by hypocaloric diet alone (P for interaction=0.341) but increased the serum concentrations of total leptin by six- to eight-fold (P<0.001) and led to the generation of anti-leptin antibodies. Despite free leptin concentration (P for interaction=0.041) increasing from 9±1 ng/ml at baseline to 43±15 and 36±12 ng/ml at 3 and 6 months, respectively, changes in circulating hormones of the thyroid and IGF axes at 3 and 6 months were not significantly different in the placebo- and metreleptin-treated groups.Conclusions: Leptin does not likely mediate changes in neuroendocrine function in response to weight loss induced by a mild hypocaloric diet in overweight and obese subjects.
AB - Objective: Short-term energy deprivation reduces leptin concentrations and alters the levels of circulating hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-peripheral axis in lean subjects. Whether the reduction in leptin concentration during long-term weight loss in obese individuals is linked to the same neuroendocrine changes seen in lean, leptin-sensitive subjects remains to be fully clarified.Methods: In this study, 24 overweight and obese adults (16 women and eight men; body mass index (BMI): 27.5-38.0 kg/m(2)) were prescribed a hypocaloric diet (-500 kcal/day) and were randomized to receive recombinant methionyl leptin (n=18, metreleptin, 10 mg/day self-injected s.c.) or placebo (n=6, same volume and time as metreleptin) for 6 months.Results: Metreleptin administration did not affect weight loss beyond that induced by hypocaloric diet alone (P for interaction=0.341) but increased the serum concentrations of total leptin by six- to eight-fold (P<0.001) and led to the generation of anti-leptin antibodies. Despite free leptin concentration (P for interaction=0.041) increasing from 9±1 ng/ml at baseline to 43±15 and 36±12 ng/ml at 3 and 6 months, respectively, changes in circulating hormones of the thyroid and IGF axes at 3 and 6 months were not significantly different in the placebo- and metreleptin-treated groups.Conclusions: Leptin does not likely mediate changes in neuroendocrine function in response to weight loss induced by a mild hypocaloric diet in overweight and obese subjects.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Caloric Restriction
KW - Diet, Reducing
KW - Drug Administration Schedule
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Leptin/administration & dosage
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Obesity/blood
KW - Osmolar Concentration
KW - Overweight/blood
KW - Signal Transduction/drug effects
KW - Somatomedins/analysis
KW - Thyroid Gland/drug effects
KW - Thyroid Hormones/blood
KW - Time Factors
KW - Weight Loss/drug effects
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1530/EJE-11-0252
DO - 10.1530/EJE-11-0252
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21602313
VL - 165
SP - 249
EP - 254
JO - European Journal of Endocrinology
JF - European Journal of Endocrinology
SN - 0804-4643
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 290039709