Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2

Intervention

1 paper3 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Agencia Estatal de Investigación and 6 more
  • Animals1

Outcomes

3

Steatosis

no changein mice1

1 study
  1. Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 has no effect on steatosis in mice.

    “LEAP2 did not prevent high-fat diet-induced steatosis in young mice”

    Animalsin high-fat diet-fed young miceliver

    LEAP2 acts in hepatocytes and at central level, alleviates steatosis and inflammation but resistance in obese and aging

    Life sciences20 Jan 2026

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Inflammation

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1 study
  1. Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 decreases inflammation in mice.

    “LEAP2 did not prevent high-fat diet-induced steatosis in young mice although it attenuated hepatic inflammation.”

    Animalsin high-fat diet-fed young miceliver

    LEAP2 acts in hepatocytes and at central level, alleviates steatosis and inflammation but resistance in obese and aging

    Life sciences20 Jan 2026

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Hepatic lipid deposition

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1 study
  1. Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 decreases hepatic lipid deposition in mice.

    “LEAP2 inhibited lipid accumulation in hepatocytes and reduced hepatic lipid deposition in mice fed a standard diet.”

    Animalsliver

    LEAP2 acts in hepatocytes and at central level, alleviates steatosis and inflammation but resistance in obese and aging

    Life sciences20 Jan 2026

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