The Importance of Melanocortin Receptors and Their Agonists in Pulmonary Disease

The Importance of Melanocortin Receptors and Their Agonists in Pulmonary Disease

Melanocortin agonists are ancient neuropeptides that have steroidogenesis and anti-inflammatory properties. They activate melanocortin receptors (MCR), a family of five seven-transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors. MC1R and MC3R are mainly involved in immunomodulatory effects. Adrenocorticotropin...

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Main Authors: Anna Elizabeth Moscowitz, Huda Asif, Laurence Baily Lindenmaier, Andrew Calzadilla, Chongxu Zhang, Mehdi Mirsaeidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
MCR
ACTH
α-MSH
sarcoidosis
melanocortin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00145/full

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