Leptin as a New Approach for Treatment for Autism and Epilepsy

Leptin is a hormone that plays a key role in regulating energy intake and energy expenditure, including appetite and metabolism. “Leptin plays a role in modulating structure and synaptic communication in brain. Some studies on animal models reported that chronic leptin deficiency in mice raise susceptibility to seizure and leptin administeringin rodent seizure models suppresses …