Immunosuppressive activity of a novel peptide analog of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) in experimental autoimmune uveitis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Edling, Andrea E ^a   Gomes, Danilo ^a   Weeden, Timothy ^a   Dzuris, John ^a   Stefano, Jim ^a   Pan, Clark ^a   Williams, John ^a   Kaplan, Johanne ^a   Perricone, Michael A ^a  

^a GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone; Anti inflammatory; Peptide; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALYLPROPYLLYSYLGLYCYLTRYPTOPHYLARGINYLPHENYLALANYLHISTIDINYLGLUTAMYLMETHIONYLSERYLTYROSYLSERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE UVEITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RETINA; UVEITIS;

ALPHA-MSH; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; UVEITIS;

EID: 79960189090     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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