The Serum Level of Leptin in Patients with Obesity: Asthmatic and Non-Asthmatic Children

Abstract

Background: Leptin is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by adipose tissue. Considering the association between obesity and asthma, the current study aimed at investigating if leptin was in the pathway of obesity-asthma relationship in children and if it played a distinctive role in children with asthma and obesity versus the ones with obesity but without asthma. Methods: The current case-control study was conducted on 23 children with asthma and obesity and 13 children with obesity but