What is some evidence for using leptin as a treatment for human obesity?

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> receptors for leptin were found in then rain, and injecting it into ob/ob mice reduced both their eating and their body fat
> however, when the research turned to humans, obese human were found to have high, rather than low, levels of leptin; in addition, injections of leptin did not reduce either the eating or the body fat of obese humans

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