While leptin is associated with body fat mass, however, the size of individual fat cells, and the act of overeating, it is interesting that it is not affected by exercise (for comparison, IL-6 is released in response to muscular contractions).
Porén, como a leptina está asociada coa masa graxa corporal, é interesante que o tamaño dos adipocitos, e o acto de sobrealimentarse, non é afectado polo exercicio (por comparación, a IL-6 libérase en resposta ás contraccións musculares).