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Serum immunoreactive leptin concentration and its relation to the body fat content in chronic renal failure.

Authors: Heimburger, O  Lonnqvist, F  Danielsson, A  Nordenstrom, J  Stenvinkel, P 
Citation: Heimburger O, etal., J Am Soc Nephrol. 1997 Sep;8(9):1423-30.
RGD ID: 10053636
Pubmed: PMID:9294834   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Leptin, secreted from fat cells, functions as a lipostat mechanism through modulation of satiety signals. The role of leptin in humans has been only partly revealed. However, obese patients have markedly elevated levels of this hormone, and in both normal-weight and obese subjects there is a direct correlation between serum leptin levels and the percentage of body fat. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of leptin and its relation to body fat content in chronic renal failure (CRF), a disorder associated with decreased appetite. Serum leptin levels and body composition (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) were measured in a cohort of 59 patients with terminal CRF (creatinine clearance rate, 8 +/- 1 ml/min). Sixteen of the patients were re-evaluated after 12 mo of peritoneal dialysis treatment, and eight patients were re-evaluated after 12 mo of hemodialysis treatment. The mean serum leptin concentrations were markedly higher (mean +/- SEM) in patients with CRF than in healthy control subjects matched for gender and body mass index (25.7 +/- 5.2 ng/ml versus 8.4 +/- 0.9 ng/ml; P < 0.001). Patients with ongoing signs of inflammation (C-reactive protein > 10 mg/L) demonstrated higher serum leptin levels (41.9 +/- 13.7 ng/ml versus 18.6 +/- 4.2 ng/ml; P < 0.05) than patients with normal C-reactive protein. A strong positive correlation (rho = 0.83; P < 0.0001) was found between serum leptin concentrations and the percentage of body fat. After 12 mo of peritoneal dialysis, the amount of body fat increased markedly (19.0 +/- 1.5 to 25.1 +/- 2.2 kg; P < 0.001), and the changes in serum leptin concentrations correlated significantly (rho = 0.69; P < 0.01) to the changes in the body fat content. In contrast, no significant changes in either body fat content or serum leptin levels were recorded in the eight patients that were re-evaluated after 12 mo of hemodialysis. Serum leptin concentrations are approximately three times higher in patients with CRF compared with healthy control subjects with a similar body mass index. In this study, it is also demonstrated that serum leptin is a good marker for the body fat content in CRF patients and correlates strongly to changes in body fat during 12 mo of peritoneal dialysis. These findings suggest that serum leptin could serve as a valuable clinical marker for the body fat content in patients with CRF. Further studies are needed to verify the hypothesis that increased serum leptin concentrations may contribute to uremic anorexia.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
end stage renal disease  IEP 10053636protein:increased expression:serum (human)RGD 
end stage renal disease  ISOLEP (Homo sapiens)10053636; 10053636protein:increased expression:serum (human)RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Lep  (leptin)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Lep  (leptin)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
LEP  (leptin)


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