Leptin Is Not Essential for Obesity-Associated Hypertension
2019
Background and Objective
Hyperleptinemia is supposed to play a causal role in the development of obesity-associated hypertension, possibly via increased sympathetic tone. Hence patients with congenital leptin deficiency should be hypotensive and their low blood pressure should increase under leptin substitution.
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