Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Glucocorticoid Synergistically Increase Leptin Production in Human Adipose Tissue: Role for p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
Author(s) -
Maria E. Trujillo,
MiJeong Lee,
Sean Sullivan,
Jianying Feng,
Stephen H. Schneider,
Andrew S. Greenberg,
Susan K. Fried
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-1901
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , leptin , p38 mitogen activated protein kinases , protein kinase a , mitogen activated protein kinase , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cancer research , glucocorticoid , medicine , kinase , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , obesity
TNF increases plasma leptin in humans in vivo, but previous studies showed it decreases leptin in vitro.
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