Marshaling the Anti-Inflammatory Influence of the Neuroimmunomodulator alpha-MSH.
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.
Lipton
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ZENGEN, Inc., Woodland, California.
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