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  • Obesity is a major health burden driven by central leptin resistance.
  • Elevated Bace1 activity and beta-amyloid (Aβ) production in the hypothalamus are linked to obesity.

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  • To investigate the role of Bace1 in diet-induced obesity (DIO) and leptin resistance.
  • To determine if Bace1 inhibition can ameliorate obesity and metabolic dysfunction.

Main Methods:

  • Pharmacological inhibition of Bace1 in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice.
  • Assessment of body weight, glucose homeostasis, plasma leptin, hypothalamic inflammation, and leptin signaling pathways (PTP1B, SOCS3, pSTAT3).
  • Investigation in ob/ob and db/db mice to confirm the role of leptin signaling.

Main Results:

  • Bace1 inhibition reduced body weight, improved glucose homeostasis, and lowered plasma leptin in DIO mice.
  • These effects were dependent on functional leptin signaling.
  • Bace1 inhibition normalized hypothalamic inflammation and restored leptin sensitivity in obese mice.
  • Elevated central Aβ1-42 promoted hypothalamic leptin resistance and exacerbated weight gain in DIO mice.

Conclusions:

  • Bace1 activity and central Aβ1-42 production contribute to hypothalamic leptin resistance in obesity.
  • Bace1 inhibitors may be a novel therapeutic strategy for treating obesity and associated diabetes.