A new study is the first to investigate the relationship between liver-enriched antimicrobial peptide-2 (LEAP2) and different metabolic states, and highlights the reciprocal relationship between LEAP2 and ghrelin (known as the ‘hunger hormone’ for its role in stimulating appetite). These findings could have important implications given the worldwide increase in obesity since 1975.
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Schalla, M.A., Stengel, A. LEAP2: A novel regulator of food intake and body weight?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 16, 711–712 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-019-0224-9
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