Does leptin resistance contribute to infections in patients with diabetes?
- University of Sri Jayawardanapura, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Gangodawila Nugegoda, Sri Lanka; lasantha_m@sltnet.lk
Leptin is a protein hormone structurally similar to interleukin 2, which regulates food intake and metabolic and endocrine function.1 It also has an important regulatory role in the immune response, mainly acting as a T cell growth factor.2 Moreover, it also …
