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