title: Marshaling the Anti-Inflammatory Influence of the Neuroimmunomodulator alpha-MSH.
abstract: Inflammation in peripheral tissues should benefit from a novel focus on descending neuroimmunomodulatory anti-inflammatory influences stemming from CNS receptors for the peptide alpha-MSH. Because activation of glial and peripheral cell receptors modulates inflammatory activity, alpha-MSH peptides may aid treatment of a variety of CNS and peripheral inflammatory disorders. Activation of melanocortin receptors should thus promote control of inflammatory diseases.
authors.affiliation: ZENGEN, Inc., Woodland, California.
authors.forename: J. M.
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lipton
authors.forename: A.
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: T.
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichiyama