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α‐Melanocyte‐stimulating hormone inhibition of oxytocin neurons switches to excitation in late pregnancy and lactation [PDF]
Physiological Reports, 2022 Oxytocin is secreted into the periphery by magnocellular neurons of the hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei (SON and PVN) to trigger uterine contraction during birth and milk ejection during suckling.
Michael R. Perkinson +5 more
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The alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone is related to heart rate during exercise recovery [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) is a part of the hormonal stress system with proven cardiovascular effects. Heart rate recovery (HRR) following exercise is strongly correlated to overall fitness and future adverse cardiovascular events ...
Dejana Popovic +7 more
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Anti-inflammatory α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Protects Retina After Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Type I Diabetes [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 Retinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major cause of vision loss in many ocular diseases. Retinal I/R injury is common in diabetic retinopathy, which as a result of hyperglycemia damages the retina and can cause blindness if left untreated ...
Rajesh Kumar Goit +2 more
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Anti-inflammatory treatment using alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) does not alter osteoblasts differentiation and fracture healing [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating-hormone (α-MSH) has been identified as a new anti-inflammatory treatment compound in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory diseases.
Johanna Graue +7 more
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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 +5 more
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Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 2021 Melanocortin‐1 Receptor (MC1R), when stimulated by alpha‐melanocyte‐stimulating hormone (α‐MSH), is a driver of eumelanogenesis. Brown/black eumelanin is an effective filter against ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and is a scavenger of free radicals. Several
C. Herraiz +2 more
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Biology, 2023 Multiple studies have reported new or exacerbated persistent or resistant hypertension in patients previously infected with COVID-19. We used literature-based discovery to identify and prioritize multi-scalar explanatory biology that relates resistant ...
David Kartchner +7 more
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BMC Neurology, 2023 Background Neuroprotective agents have the potential to improve the outcomes of revascularisation therapies in acute ischemic stroke patients (AIS) and in those unable to receive revascularisation.
Vimal Stanislaus +6 more
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International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017 Background Adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure causes long-lasting alterations in brain epigenetic mechanisms. Melanocortin and neuropeptide Y signaling interact and are affected by ethanol exposure in the brain.
D. Kokare +4 more
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Development of Radiopharmaceutical Composition for Radionuclide Diagnostics of Malignant Melanoma
Разработка и регистрация лекарственных средств, 2020 Introduction. Skin cancers came first in Russia in numbers of oncological diseases. Melanoma, making up only a small part of these cases, leads to the most serious consequences.
O. E. Klementyeva +6 more
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