[The pharmacological activity of carnosine].
The properties of the histidine-containing dipeptide carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) and its possible biological role are considered. The agent is discussed in terms of its antioxidative and immunomodulating effects on the body. A history of its discovery and investigations of the therapeutical benefits are outlined. The data given indicate that there are great perspectives in expensively using carnosine as a drug.
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D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002336:Carnosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000975:Antioxidants; D004151:Dipeptides; D002336:Carnosine
Farmakologicheskaia aktivnost' karnozina.