Moreover, hearts of LepRS1138 mice exhibited elevated levels of phosphorylated Jak2 (P < 0.001 vs. WT; Figure 3A), Src kinase (P < 0.05 vs. WT, WT + HFD and LepRdb/db; Figure 3B), Akt (P < 0.001 vs. LepRdb/db; Figure 3C), PKC (P < 0.05 vs. WT and LepRdb/db, P < 0.01 vs. WT + HFD; Figure 3D) and p38 MAPK (P < 0.01 vs. LepRdb/db; Figure 3E), suggesting that an intact, Tyr1138-independent LepR activation in the presence of elevated leptin levels may have contributed to the pronounced cardiac hypertrophy present in these mice. This evidence concerns the gene JAK2 and cardiac hypertrophy.