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ReviewEuropean journal of endocrinology2019

GEOFFREY HARRIS PRIZE LECTURE 2018: Novel pathways regulating neuroendocrine function, energy homeostasis and metabolism in humans.

Aimilia Eirini Papathanasiou, Eric Nolen-Doerr, Olivia M Farr, Christos S Mantzoros

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Review in European journal of endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Leptin levels are associated with body mass index and Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  5. Leptin and Obesity: Role and Clinical Implication.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021
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  6. Obesity medications in development.Expert opinion on investigational drugs · 2020
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  8. S100 proteins in obesity: liaisons dangereuses.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020
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  10. The Beige Adipocyte as a Therapy for Metabolic Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aimilia Eirini PapathanasiouDepartment of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Eric Nolen-DoerrDivision of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Olivia M FarrDivision of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christos S MantzorosDivision of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USHarvard University · US

Funding

NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK081913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of leptin, an adipocyte-secreted hormone, set the stage for unraveling the mechanisms dictating energy homeostasis, revealing adipose tissue as an endocrine system that regulates appetite and body weight. Fluctuating leptin levels provide molecular signals to the brain regarding available energy reserves modulating energy homeostasis and neuroendocrine response in states of leptin deficiency and to a lesser extent in hyperleptinemic states. While leptin replacement therapy fails to provide substantial benefit in common obesity, it is an effective treatment for congenital leptin deficiency and states of acquired leptin deficiency such as lipodystrophy. Current evidence suggests that regulation of eating behavior in humans is not limited to homeostatic mechanisms and that the reward, attention, memory and emotion systems are involved, participating in a complex central nervous system network. It is critical to study these systems for the treatment of typical obesity. Although progress has been made, further studies are required to unravel the physiology, pathophysiology and neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying potential treatments for weight-related problems in humans.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueBody WeightBrainEnergy MetabolismHomeostasisHumansLeptinNeurosecretory SystemsObesityLeptin

Identifiers

PMID30475221
PMCPMC6378110
OpenAlexW2901036660

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