Systemic α-MSH suppresses LPS fever via central melanocortin receptors independently of its suppression of corticosterone and IL-6 release

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2 44-2, 1998, Pages

  Huang, Qin Heng ^a   Hruby, Victor J ^b   Tatro, Jeffrey B ^a,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona ^*  (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Interleukin 6; Lipopolysaccharide; Rat; SHU 9119; melanocyte stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOSTERONE; ENDOTOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

EID: 0031846675     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.2.r524     Document Type: Article

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