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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: AAPS J. 2017 Apr 10;19(4):921–930. doi: 10.1208/s12248-017-0079-3

Table I.

Summary of Changes in Peptide Transport Across the BBB in Obesity

Peptide BBB transport direction change due to obesity Approximate change compared to lean Model Reference
Leptin Decreased 76% Humans (69)
80% Humans (70)
24% Sheep (71)
69% Mice (72)
Insulin Decreased 45% Humans (73)
45% Dogs (74)
55% Zucker rat (75)
54% Mice (76)
Adiponectin Not investigated No BBB transport Humans (77)
No BBB transport Mice (78)
Ghrelin Decreased 96% Mice (79)
FFA Increased 50% Humans (80)
Palmitate Increased 86% Humans (80)
Amylin Not investigated
GLP-1 Not investigated

BBB blood-brain barrier, FFA free fatty acids, GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide-1