Overexpression of leptin mRNA in mesenteric adipose tissue in inflammatory bowel diseases.

Abstract

This study provides the first evidence of a novel abnormality of the mesentery of patients with IBD. Overexpression of leptin mRNA in mesenteric adipose tissue may contribute to (a) the inflammatory process, (b) enhancement of mesenteric TNF alpha expression in CD (as recently reported), and/or (c) the anorexia frequently reported during flares of IBD.