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The present study aimed to investigate the role of leptin in LF fibrosis and its related regulatory mechanisms. The LF specimens were obtained during the surgery from 12 patients with LSCS (LSCS group) and 12 control patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) group. The morphologic changes and fibrosis score of LF were assessed by Hematoxylin and eosin (H&amp;E) and Masson\u2019s trichrome staining respectively. The location and expression of leptin in LF tissues were determined. Then, the LF cells were cultured and exposed to recombinant human leptin (rhleptin). Collagen I and III were used as fibrosis markers and IL-6 was used as the inflammatory factor. As a result, the LF thickness and fibrosis score in the LSCS group were significantly higher than those in the LDH group (P&amp;lt;0.05). Leptin was detected in the hypertrophied LF and its expression was substantially increased in the LSCS group and positively correlated with LF thickness and fibrosis score (P&amp;lt;0.05). Moreover, our in vitro experiments revealed that rhleptin treated LF cells elevated the expression of collagen I and III. Finally, leptin administration induced IL-6 expression via nuclear factor-\u03baB (NF-\u03baB) pathway in LF cell (P&amp;lt;0.05). 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