Open AccessReduction in the Leptin Concentration as a Predictor of Improvement in Lung Function in Obese Adolescents
Author(s) -
Patrícia Leão da Silva,
Marco Túlio de Mello,
Nádia Carla Cheik,
Priscila L. Sanches,
Raquel Munhoz da Silveira Campos,
June Carnier,
Daniela Sayuri Inoue,
Cláudia Maria Oller do Nascimento,
Lila Missae Oyama,
Lian Tock,
Sérgio Tufik,
Ana Raimunda Dâmaso
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000345840
Subject(s) - medicine , leptin , adiponectin , weight loss , adipokine , asthma , endocrinology , obesity , insulin resistance
To assess the effects of weight loss on adipokines, asthma-related symptoms, exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) and lung function, and to evaluate the role of leptin and adiponectin levels on lung function after treatment in obese adolescents.
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