Table 1.

Leptin in patients with mood disorders according study’s since 2004

Ref.	Findings
Westling et al[51]	Low CSF leptin in MDD women
Atmaca et al[52]	Low in OCD + D
Esel et al[57]	High in women but not in men
Gecici et al[54]	High in patients with atypical depressive disorder but not with non-atypical
Jow et al[50]	Low
Emul et al[53]	No difference
Pasco et al[47]	High in females non-smokers
Jimenez et al[46]	High in patients with post-stroke depression
Hafner et al[56]	High in men with social isolation and depressed
Lawson et al[45]	Low
Hafner et al[55]	High in normal-weight women
During antidepressant therapy
Himmerich et al[42]	High after successful treatment

CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; MDD: Major depressive disorder; OCD + D: Obsessive compulsive disorder + depression.