Non-pigmentary actions of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone - Lessons from the cutaneous melanocortin system

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-68

  Bohm M ^a   Schiller, M ^a   Luger, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Extracellular matrix; Immunomodulation; Neuropeptides; Sebaceous glands

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; CORTICOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; MELANOCORTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TYPE; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA DAMAGE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HAIR FOLLICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAST CELL; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SKIN CELL;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MELANOCYTES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 33745632785     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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