title: Applications of the role of α-MSH in ocular immune privilege.
abstract: There is an important role for α-MSH and the melanocortin receptors in ocular immunity, development and health. This chapter will cover what is known about how α-MSH is part of the mechanisms of ocular immune privilege, about the expression of melanocortin receptors and the implications of these findings on the role of α-MSH in ocular physiology and its potential use to treat ocular pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA 02114, USA. andrew.taylor@schepens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005123:Eye / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D044101:Receptors, Melanocortin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044101:Receptors, Melanocortin; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones