Leptin Studies
TSH stimulates leptin secretion by a direct effect on adipocytes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 31st, 2003
According to a study from Spain, "Leptin is a circulating hormone secreted by adipose tissue which acts as a signal to the central nervous system where it regulates energy homeostasis and neuroendocrine processes. Although leptin modulates the secretion of several pituitary hormones, no information is available regarding a direct action of pituitary products on leptin release."
"However, it has been pointed out that leptin and TSH have a coordinated pulsatility in plasma," said C. Menendez and colleagues at the University of Santiago de Compostela. "In order...
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