Melanocortin peptides inhibit production of proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide by activated microglia

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 740-745

  Delgado, René ^a,b   Carlin, Andrea ^a   Airaghi, Lorena ^a   Demitri, Maria Teresa ^a   Meda, Lucia ^a   Galimberti, Daniela ^a   Baron, Pierluigi ^a   Lipton, James M ^c   Catania, Anna ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Cuba   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cyclic AMP; Interleukin 6; Tumor necrosis factor; melanocyte stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELANOCORTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HOST RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031749704     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.63.6.740     Document Type: Article

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