α-Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone in Normal Human Physiology and Disease States

Abstract

Over the past two decades, research in animal models has indicated that alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) has potent anti-inflammatory properties. Furthermore, recent data show that the peptide has antimicrobial effects and probably contributes to innate immunity. alpha-MSH, which is produced by many extrapituitary human cells, should no longer be considered solely a pituitary hormone; rather, it should be viewed as a ubiquitous modulatory peptide.

Part of CIRS biomarkers research · Curated by Lauren Lowenstein, The Biotoxin Lady

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