Serum leptin concentrations and telomere length in MDD and in controls

Serum leptin concentrations and telomere length in MDD and in controls

Obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) predispose to multiple diseases and to accelerated cell aging as indexed by accelerated shortening of telomeres in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC's). Major depressive disorder (MDD) is often associated with MetS and is also associated wi...

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Main Authors: Owen M. Wolkowitz, Jodie Bryk, Synthia H. Mellon, Elissa S. Epel, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jue Lin, Robert H. Lustig, Peter J. Havel, Victor I. Reus, Heather M. Burke, Rebecca Rosser, John Coetzee, Laura Mahan, Michelle Coy, Steven P. Hamilton, Craig J. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-09-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
leptin
telomeres
depression
body-mass index
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
obesity

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