Review Article
Role of Leptin in Obesity
Muhammad Wasim* | |
Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan | |
Corresponding Author : | Muhammad Wasim Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: 923224990977 E-mail: mm.waseemjee@gmail.com |
Received April 1, 2015; Accepted April 21, 2015; Published April 30, 2015 | |
Citation: Wasim M (2015) Role of Leptin in Obesity. J Obes Weight Loss Ther 5:258. doi:10.4172/2165-7904.1000258 | |
Copyright: © 2015 Wasim M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Abstract
Obesity has been the problem in the societies of developing and developed world. Some diseases caused by obesity. To overcome of those diseases it is necessary to control obesity. Most of the articles showed that the Leptin may be a vital tool to fight against obesity because it is the anti-obesity hormone. By using leptin therapy may be possible to prevent obesity and diseases like hypertension and diabetes mellitus before their occurrence.