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S Peralta1, J M Carrascosa, N Gallardo, M Ros, C Arribas.
Abstract
Aged Wistar rats are characterized by leptin and insulin resistance. The expression of SOCS-3 in hypothalamus increases with ageing. Food restriction during 3 months decreases obesity Lee index in aged rats with respect to their ad libitum aged-mates and brings serum leptin concentrations to values close to those of young rats. Food restriction partially reverts the increases in SOCS-3 mRNA levels associated with ageing. These results suggest that SOCS-3 may be a mediator of hypothalamic leptin resistance in the aged Wistar rat and that the hyperleptinemia associated with ageing is, at least in part, responsible for the increase of SOCS-3 expression in hypothalamus.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12163036 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)00906-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575