Protective effects of central leptin on whole-body energy homeostasis following acute olanzapine exposure.
Antipsychotics represent mainstay treatment of schizophrenia and are also prescribed on- and off-label in other severe mental illnesses. Newer antipsychotic use is associated with severe metabolic side effects such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, and it acts on the brain...