LEP and ischemia reperfusion injury: MicroRNA miR-29c-3p was identified as a cargo of leptin-stimulated BAT-derived EVs and appears to play a key role in mitigating cardiac fibrosis after ischemia-reperfusion injury in leptin-treated animals.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Activation of LepR in the brain protects the heart after ischemia-reperfusion injury via sympathetic-mediated BAT-derived EVs enriched with miR-29c-3p.