Short-term dexamethasone treatment increases plasma leptin independently of changes in insulin sensitivity in healthy women.

Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

1994 • 12,975 citations

Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans

1996 • 6,254 citations

Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the obese Gene

1995 • 4,457 citations

Effects of the obese Gene Product on Body Weight Regulation in ob / ob Mice

1995 • 4,057 citations

Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

1995 • 3,730 citations

Recombinant Mouse OB Protein: Evidence for a Peripheral Signal Linking Adiposity and Central Neural Networks

1995 • 3,302 citations

Leptin levels reflect body lipid content in mice: Evidence for diet-induced resistance to leptin action

1995 • 1,630 citations

Transient increase in obese gene expression after food intake or insulin administration

1995 • 1,102 citations

Nocturnal rise of leptin in lean, obese, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus subjects.

1996 • 784 citations

Acute and Chronic Effect of Insulin on Leptin Production in Humans: Studies In Vivo and In Vitro

1996 • 716 citations

Overexpression of the obese (ob) gene in adipose tissue of human obese subjects

1995 • 716 citations

Induction of ob Gene Expression by Corticosteroids Is Accompanied by Body Weight Loss and Reduced Food Intake

1995 • 485 citations

Plasma Leptin and Insulin Relationships in Obese and Nonobese Humans

1996 • 389 citations

The ob Gene and Insulin: A Relationship Leading to Clues to the Understanding of Obesity

1995 • 275 citations

Dexamethasone Regulates Obese Expression in Isolated Rat Adipocytes

1995 • 200 citations

Plasma Leptin Levels Correlate to Islet Function Independently of Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women

1996 • 136 citations

Induction and reversibility of an obesity syndrome by intracerebroventricular neuropeptide Y administration to normal rats

1994 • 127 citations

Dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance enhances B cell responsiveness to glucose level in normal men

1984 • 109 citations

Increases in Neuropeptide Y Content and Gene Expression in the Hypothalamus of Rats Treated with Dexamethasone Are Prevented by Insulin

1993 • 72 citations

Intracerebroventricular administration of neuropeptide Y to normal rats increases obese gene expression in white adipose tissue

1996 • 66 citations

Effects of weight loss on substrate oxidation, energy expenditure, and insulin sensitivity in obese individuals

1992 • 59 citations

Glucose metabolism in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

1991 • 52 citations

Correlation between Ca2+-ATPase activity of rat islet cells and insulin secretion

1992 • 11 citations