AJP - Endo Fuel your research with LabChart
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
 QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     


Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 274: E280-E286, 1998;
0193-1849/98 $5.00
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Pasman, W. J.
Right arrow Articles by Saris, W. H. M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Pasman, W. J.
Right arrow Articles by Saris, W. H. M.
Vol. 274, Issue 2, E280-E286, February 1998

The effect of exercise training on leptin levels in obese males

W. J. Pasman1, M. S. Westerterp-Plantenga2, and W. H. M. Saris1

1 Maastricht University, Department of Human Biology, 6200 MD Maastricht; and 2 Open University, 6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands

The effect of endurance training on plasma leptin levels was investigated in 15 obese male subjects (age 37.3 ± 5.2 yr, body weight 96.5 ± 13.6 kg, and body mass index 29.8 ± 3.0 kg/m2) in a weight loss and exercise program. After 4 mo of treatment consisting of a very low energy diet (VLED) and endurance exercise training (3-4 times weekly, 1 h sessions, moderate intensity), two groups were formed. One group continued the exercise sessions (trained subjects, n = 7) and the other group stopped with the exercise program (control, n = 8). Measurements of anthropometry, aerobic power, and fasted blood samples were executed at fixed time points (0, 2, 4, 10, and 16 mo). With partial regression analysis, keeping the changes in insulin and body fat percentage constant, it was shown that the number of hours of exercise training was significantly correlated with changes in leptin levels, during the 16-mo period (r = 0.56, P < 0.05). Changes in insulin levels were significantly related to the changes in leptin levels (r = 0.47, P < 0.05), which were less for changes in body fat percentage (r = 0.42, P = 0.07). During the VLED, the change in insulin concentration affected leptin levels significantly (r = 0.79) but changes in body fat percentage were not noted. It is concluded that endurance exercise training decreased plasma leptin levels independently of changes in plasma insulin levels and body fat percentage.

endurance training; insulin; obesity


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
C. A. Emter, S. A. McCune, G. C. Sparagna, M. J. Radin, and R. L. Moore
Low-intensity exercise training delays onset of decompensated heart failure in spontaneously hypertensive heart failure rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 2005; 289(5): H2030 - H2038.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Appl. Physiol.Home page
J. R. Berggren, M. W. Hulver, and J. A. Houmard
Fat as an endocrine organ: influence of exercise
J Appl Physiol, August 1, 2005; 99(2): 757 - 764.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
G. R. Steinberg, A. C. Smith, S. Wormald, P. Malenfant, C. Collier, and D. J. Dyck
Endurance training partially reverses dietary-induced leptin resistance in rodent skeletal muscle
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, January 1, 2004; 286(1): E57 - E63.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Exp. Biol. Med.Home page
R. R. Kraemer, H. Chu, and V. D. Castracane
Leptin and Exercise
Experimental Biology and Medicine, October 1, 2002; 227(9): 701 - 708.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
R. M. Ortiz, D. P. Noren, B. Litz, and C. L. Ortiz
A new perspective on adiposity in a naturally obese mammal
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, December 1, 2001; 281(6): E1347 - E1351.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
M. S Westerterp-Plantenga, W. H. Saris, C. J Hukshorn, and L A. Campfield
Effects of weekly administration of pegylated recombinant human OB protein on appetite profile and energy metabolism in obese men
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, October 1, 2001; 74(4): 426 - 434.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J EpidemiolHome page
T. T. Fung, F. B. Hu, J. Yu, N.-F. Chu, D. Spiegelman, G. H. Tofler, W. C. Willett, and E. B. Rimm
Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Television Watching, and Plasma Biomarkers of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Am. J. Epidemiol., December 15, 2000; 152(12): 1171 - 1178.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
F. S. L. Thong, R. Hudson, R. Ross, I. Janssen, and T. E. Graham
Plasma leptin in moderately obese men: independent effects of weight loss and aerobic exercise
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, August 1, 2000; 279(2): E307 - E313.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
L. K. Hilton and A. B. Loucks
Low energy availability, not exercise stress, suppresses the diurnal rhythm of leptin in healthy young women
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, January 1, 2000; 278(1): E43 - E49.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
M. Halle, A. Berg, U. Garwers, D. Grathwohl, W. Knisel, and J. Keul
Concurrent reductions of serum leptin and lipids during weight loss in obese men with type II diabetes
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, August 1, 1999; 277(2): E277 - E282.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
B. Gutin, L. Ramsey, P. Barbeau, W. Cannady, M. Ferguson, M. Litaker, and S. Owens
Plasma leptin concentrations in obese children: changes during 4-mo periods with and without physical training
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, March 1, 1999; 69(3): 388 - 394.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Visit Other APS Journals Online