Evaluation of Leptin Levels among Fibromyalgia Patients before and after Three Months of Treatment, in Comparison with Healthy Controls

Evaluation of Leptin Levels among Fibromyalgia Patients before and after Three Months of Treatment, in Comparison with Healthy Controls

BACKGROUND: Leptin, an adipocyte-produced cytokine, interacts with various hormones, including those of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widespread pain accompanied by tenderness. The pathogenesis involves a disturbance in pain processing and trans...

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Main Authors: Jacob N Ablin, Natalia Aronov, Ilan Shimon, Hannah Kanety, Clara Pariente, Valerie Aloush, Ori Elkayam, David Levartovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/350654
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