The Role of Leptin in Selected Skin Diseases

    October 2020 in “ Lipids in Health and Disease ”
    Klaudia Dopytalska, Agnieszka Baranowska-Bik, Marek Roszkiewicz … Irena Walecka
    Studysummary This review explores the current understanding of leptin's role in psoriasis and other skin diseases but reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing that the exact mechanisms of its impact are still being investigated.
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