The role of leptin in selected skin diseases
Abstract Leptin is an adipokine, adipocyte-derived compound, which acts both as a hormone and cytokine. It is mainly synthesized by adipocytes of white adipose tissue. Leptin possesses pleiotropic functions including, among others, stimulation of angiogenesis and production of proinflammatory cytoki...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-020-01391-8 |