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World J Psychiatr. Dec 22, 2014; 4(4): 103-111
Published online Dec 22, 2014. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.103
Peptides from adipose tissue in mental disorders
Andrzej Wędrychowicz, Andrzej Zając, Maciej Pilecki, Barbara Kościelniak, Przemysław J Tomasik
Andrzej Wędrychowicz, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Polish-American Children’s Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Andrzej Zając, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Polish-American Children’s Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Maciej Pilecki, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chair of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Barbara Kościelniak, Przemysław J Tomasik, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Polish-American Children’s Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
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Correspondence to: Przemysław J Tomasik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Polish-American Children’s Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka St 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland. p.tomasik@uj.edu.pl
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Received: September 26, 2014
Peer-review started: September 28, 2014
First decision: November 3, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: December 3, 2014
Article in press: December 10, 2014
Published online: December 22, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: New approach to adipose tissue as endocrine organ developed new research fields in psychiatry. Several papers linked the well-known adipokines like leptin, adiponectin and resistin with mental disorders. But there are still a hundreds of recently discovered adipokines with possible role in mental disorders.