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Inhibition of Melanogenesis via Passive Immune Targeted Alpha-MSH Binder Polypeptide

Cosmetics
Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is a hormone that stimulates the formation of melanin, which is responsible for protecting the skin from UV rays.
Se-Hyo Jeong, Hun-Hwan Kim, Abigail Joy D. Rodelas-Angelia, Mark Rickard N. Angelia, Pritam Bhagwan Bhosale, Eun-Hye Kim, Tae-Sung Jung, Mee-Jung Ahn, Gon-Sup Kim   +8 more
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α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone directly increases the plasma calcitonin level and involves calcium metabolism in goldfish

International Aquatic Research, 2018
The effects of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) on calcium metabolism were examined with goldfish. The scales on the left side of goldfish bodies were removed to allow the regeneration of scales under anesthesia.
Takahiro Ikari, Yuki Kobayashi, Yoichiro Kitani, Toshio Sekiguchi, Masato Endo, Akira Kambegawa, Kiyoshi Asahina, Atsuhiko Hattori, Yoshiaki Tabuchi, Thumronk Amornsakun, Kanta Mizusawa, Akiyoshi Takahashi, Nobuo Suzuki   +12 more
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Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Protects against Cytokine-Induced Barrier Damage in Caco-2 Intestinal Epithelial Monolayers. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is a potent anti-inflammatory peptide with cytoprotective effect in various tissues. The present investigation demonstrates the ability of α-MSH to interact with intestinal epithelial cell monolayers and ...
Judit Váradi, András Harazin, Ferenc Fenyvesi, Katalin Réti-Nagy, Péter Gogolák, György Vámosi, Ildikó Bácskay, Pálma Fehér, Zoltán Ujhelyi, Gábor Vasvári, Eszter Róka, David Haines, Mária A Deli, Miklós Vecsernyés   +13 more
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Coacervates Made of Elastin‐Like Polypeptides Fused with Melanocyte‐Stimulating Hormone and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein Enhance Skin Wound Healing in Spinal Cord‐Injured Mice

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Pressure skin wounds are frequent complications after spinal cord injury (SCI), with impaired healing due to vascular and immune deficits. Elastin‐like polypeptides (ELP) fused to α‐MSH (MSH‐ELP) or MCP‐1 (MCP‐ELP) are developed and tested on these wounds. The resulting nanoparticles are non‐toxic and bioactive, and they enhance macrophage recruitment,
Suneel Kumar, Dhruv Patel, Greeshma Manjunath, Shashank Madhavan, Ashley Mathew, Dnyaneshwari Rananavare, Jahnavi Shah, Francois Berthiaume   +7 more
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Astrocytes: New Targets of Melanocortin 4 Receptor Actions [PDF]

, 2013
Astrocytes exert a wide variety of functions with paramount importance in brain physiology. After injury or infection, astrocytes become reactive and they respond by producing a variety of inflammatory mediators that help maintain brain homeostasis. Loss
Carniglia, Lila, Caruso, Carla Mariana, Durand, Daniela Elizabeth, Lasaga, Mercedes Isabel, Scimonelli, Teresa Nieves   +4 more
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A Modular Bioinstructive Platform Reveals Mechanistic Insights into Additive‐Free, Topography‐Driven Osteogenesis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Engineered microparticle topographies direct human mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis without biochemical additives. This osteogenic commitment is driven by canonical Hedgehog signaling and followed by temporal IGF‐II engagement. Two‐photon polymerization demonstrates spatial control, enabling the engineering of topographical gradients that pattern ...
Fatmah I. Ghuloum, Leo A. H. Zeef, Lee A. Stevens, Marco A. N. Domingos, Susan J. Kimber, Mahetab H. Amer   +5 more
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Re-evaluation of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Activation of GPR139 in Vitro

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
It is now well established that GPR139, a G-protein coupled receptor exclusively expressed in the brain and pituitary, is activated by the essential amino acids L-tryptophan (L-Trp) and L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) via Gαq-coupling.
Diane Nepomuceno, Chester Kuei, Curt Dvorak, Timothy Lovenberg, Changlu Liu, Pascal Bonaventure   +5 more
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IGFBP5 Restores Endometrial Receptivity and Rescues Implantation Failure in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Impaired endometrial receptivity contributes to the poor pregnancy outcomes in women with PCOS. The authors found that decreased endometrial IL‐22 levels and disrupted STAT3‐IGFBP5 signaling pathway contributed to impaired endometrial receptivity. Supplementation with IL‐22 or IGFBP5 exerts a protective effect on implantation failure in PCOS‐like mice,
Baoying Liao, Chuyu Yun, Hongying Shan, Yuqian Wang, Xiunan Chen, Weisi Lian, Tianliu Peng, Min Zhao, Xunsi Qin, Kailun Hu, Ping Zhou, Yue Wang, Yanli Pang, Rong Li   +13 more
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Impact of Sleep and Circadian Disruption on Energy Balance and Diabetes: A Summary of Workshop Discussions [PDF]

, 2015
A workshop was held at the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases with a focus on the impact of sleep and circadian disruption on energy balance and diabetes.
Arble, Deanna M, Bass, Joseph, Behn, Cecilia Diniz, Butler, Matthew P, Challet, Etienne, Czeisler, Charles, Depner, Christopher M, Elmquist, Joel, Franken, Paul, Grandner, Michael A, Hanlon, Erin C, Joyner, Michael J, Karatsoreos, Ilia, Keene, Alex C, Kern, Philip A, Klein, Samuel, Morris, Christopher J, Pack, Allan I, Panda, Satchidananda, Ptacek, Louis J, Punjabi, Naresh M, Sassone-Corsi, Paolo, Saxena, Richa, Scheer, Frank A, Scheer, Frank A, Seaquest, Elizabeth R, Thimgan, Matthew S, Van Cauter, Eve, Wright, Kenneth P   +28 more
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Boosting Sensory Nerve‐to‐Bone Interactions Enhances Hedgehog Mediated Calvarial Bone Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Boosting sensory nerve activity via TrkA agonism strongly accelerates calvarial bone repair in adult mice. Furthermore, single‐cell RNA sequencing and neuron–bone interactome analyses identify these sensory neurons as a direct neural source of Hedgehog pathway ligands. Consequently, these ligands drive osteoblast differentiation of skeletal progenitors,
Zhao Li, Xin Xing, Beicheng Du, Myles Zhou, Austin Z. Chen, Mary Archer, Chunbao Rao, Manyu Zhu, Masnsen Cherief, Aaron W. James   +9 more
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