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The increase of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in the plasma of chronic fatigue syndrome patients

BMC Neurology, 2010
Background Despite extensive research, no reliable biological marker for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has yet been identified. However, hyperactivation of melanotrophs in the pituitary gland and increased levels of plasma alpha-melanocyte-stimulating ...
Shishioh-Ikejima Nobue, Ogawa Tokiko, Yamaguti Kouzi, Watanabe Yasuyoshi, Kuratsune Hirohiko, Kiyama Hiroshi   +5 more
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Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao, Zhichao Chen, Muhammad Nadeem, Guanghua Xu, Nader Atawnah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substantial Effect of Melanin Influencing Factors on Melanogenesis in Muzzle Melanocytes of Differently Colored Hanwoo [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2012
The present study was designed to investigate the effect of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), nitric oxide (NO) and L-cysteine on melanin production and expression of related genes MC1R, Tyr, Tyrp-1 and Tyrp-2 in muzzle melanocytes of differently
Touseef Amna, Kyoung Mi Park, In-Kyung Cho, Tae Jeong Choi, Seung Soo Lee, Kang-Seok Seo, Inho Hwang   +6 more
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Synthetic Strategies for Activity‐Based Probes to Decode Ubiquitin‐Like Modifiers

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ubiquitin‐like proteins (Ubls) such as SUMO, NEDD8, ISG15, URM1, UFM1, FAT10, ATG8/ATG12, and FUBI are essential regulators of cellular homeostasis, controlling processes from protein stability and trafficking to immune signaling and autophagy.
Saibal Chanda, Alan Pham, SreeNidhi Karnati, Natalia Soto Rodriguez, Alyssa Toner, Wenshe Ray Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prenatal betamethasone–postnatal N‐methyl‐D‐aspartic acid model of spasms: Update on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Infantile epilepsy spasms syndrome (IESS), formerly known as infantile spasms or West Syndrome, is a severe epilepsy syndrome affecting about 3 in 10,000 newborns in the United States. Characterized by clusters of epileptic spasms, interictal hypsarrhythmia, and developmental delays, IESS has diverse causes, including structural‐metabolic ...
Kayla Vieira, Antonia Schonwald, Chian‐Ru Chern, Kamya Shah, Jana Velíšková, Libor Velíšek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Clinical Severity and Prognosis in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa Using the Albumin‐Globulin Ratio

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The albumin‐globulin ratio (AGR) is a biochemical marker reflecting nutritional and inflammatory status, with significant prognostic value in chronic conditions. This study examined its association with clinical/biochemical markers in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and atypical AN (AAN).
Eylem Şerife Kalkan, Ayşe Bilge Baklaci, Yelda Kiliç, Sinem Akgül, Nilgün Özgül, Melis Pehlivanturk Kizilkan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Properties of α-MSH and Related Synthetic Melanocortins

The Scientific World Journal, 2006
The natural antimicrobial peptides are ancient host defense effector molecules, present in organisms across the evolutionary spectrum. Several properties of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) suggested that it could be a natural antimicrobial ...
A. Catania, G. Colombo, C. Rossi, A. Carlin, A. Sordi, C. Lonati, F. Turcatti, P. Leonardi, P. Grieco, S. Gatti   +9 more
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Alexithymia in Anorexia Nervosa, More State Than Trait? A Multi‐Dimensional Assessment of Emotion Processing in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa, Recovered Patients and Healthy Controls

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Alexithymia is implicated in both development and maintenance of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). It is unclear what defines alexithymia in AN. In this study, emotion processing related to alexithymia was examined. Method 40 patients with AN, 43 recovered (RC) patients and 35 matched healthy controls (HC) filled out questionnaires on eating ...
E. Wezenberg, S. K. Peters, A. A. van Elburg, S. H. W. Mares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single administration of tripeptide α-MSH(11-13) attenuates brain damage by reduced inflammation and apoptosis after experimental traumatic brain injury in mice.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Following traumatic brain injury (TBI) neuroinflammatory processes promote neuronal cell loss. Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is a neuropeptide with immunomodulatory properties, which may offer neuroprotection.
Eva-Verena Schaible, Arne Steinsträßer, Antje Jahn-Eimermacher, Clara Luh, Anne Sebastiani, Frida Kornes, Dana Pieter, Michael K Schäfer, Kristin Engelhard, Serge C Thal   +9 more
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From Resource Activation to Utilization: A Process‐Outcome Analysis in Telephone‐Based Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess whether resource activation (i.e., fostering strengths and healthy aspects of the patient), aggregated across therapy sessions during telephone‐based cognitive‐behavioral therapy (TEL‐CBT), is associated with post‐therapy psychosocial resource utilization (i.e., the extent to which individuals utilize ...
Nils F. Töpfer, Robin Wester, Gabriele Wilz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source