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New Implications for the Melanocortin System in Alcohol Drinking Behavior in Adolescents: The Glial Dysfunction Hypothesis

Orellana, J. A., Cerpa, W. F., Carvajal, F., Lerma-Cabrera, J. M., Karahanian, E., Osorio‐Fuentealba, C., & Quintanilla, R. A. (2017) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2017.00090 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

β- and γ-melanocortins inhibit lipopolysaccharide induced nitric oxide production in mice brain

Muceniece, R., Zvejniece, L., Kirjanova, O., Liepinsh, E., Krigere, L., Baumane, L., Kalvinsh, I., Wikberg, J. E. S., & Dambrova, M. (2003) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2003.09.039 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Therapeutic Effects of Stimulating the Melanocortin Pathway in Regulating Ocular Inflammation and Cell Death

Wang, S., Kahale, F., Naderi, A., Surico, P. L., Yin, J., Dohlman, T. H., Chen, Y., & Dana, R. (2024) · Biomolecules · doi:10.3390/biom14020169 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Inhibition of cellular and systemic inflammation cues in human bronchial epithelial cells by melanocortin-related peptides: mechanism of KPV action and a role for MC3R agonists.

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Activation of Melanocortin-4 Receptor Inhibits Both Neuroinflammation Induced by Early Exposure to Ethanol and Subsequent Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Adulthood in Animal Models: Is BDNF the Key Mediator?

Flores-Bastías, O., Adriasola-Carrasco, A. A., & Karahanian, E. (2020) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2020.00005 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Activation of Melanocortin-4 Receptor by a Synthetic Agonist Inhibits Ethanolinduced Neuroinflammation in Rats

Flores-Bastías, O., Gómez, G. I., Orellana, J. A., & Karahanian, E. (2019) · Current Pharmaceutical Design · doi:10.2174/1381612825666191216145153 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Developments and new vistas in the field of melanocortins

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Peptide discovery across the spectrum of neuroinflammation; microglia and astrocyte phenotypical targeting, mediation, and mechanistic understanding

Benita, B. A., & Koss, K. M. (2024) · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnmol.2024.1443985 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Anti-inflammatory Approaches to Mitigate the Neuroinflammatory Response to Brain-Dwelling Intracortical Microelectrodes

Capadona, J. R. (2018) · Journal of Immunological Sciences · doi:10.29245/2578-3009/2018/4.1157 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Constitutive Expression of MC1R in HaCaT Keratinocytes Inhibits Basal and UVB‐induced TNF‐α Production

Garcin, G., Gallic, L. L., Stoebner, P., Guezennec, A., Guesnet, J., Lavabre‐Bertrand, T., Martínez, J., & Meunier, L. (2009) · Photochemistry and Photobiology · doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00598.x · Cited by 11 · see citing works

A Proline‐Rich Polypeptide Complex (PRP) from Ovine Colostrum. Studies on the Effect of PRP on Nitric Oxide (NO) Production Induced by LPS in THP‐1 Cells

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Prospects for a Robust Cortical Recording Interface

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The melanocortin receptor signaling system and its role in neuroprotection against neurodegeneration: Therapeutic insights

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Pro-resolving Mediators

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Obesity and Stress: The Melanocortin Connection

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Development and Characterization of Anti-Inflammatory Coatings for Implanted Neural Probes

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NMR Structural Investigation of Chlamydial Protein Complex and Lysine Glycomimetic for Drug Design

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The Dialect of Immune System in the CNS: The Nervous Tissue as an Immune Compartment for T Cells and Dendritic Cells

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Interleukin-1β (187–207)-Induced Hyperthermia is Inhibited by Interleukin-1β (193–195) in Rats

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The role of immune activation in Alzheimer's disease

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a-Melanocyte-related tripeptide, Lys-D-Pro-Val, ameliorates endotoxin-induced nuclear factor jB translocation and activation:

Haddad, J. J., Saadé, N. E., & Land, S. C. (2001)

Récepteurs cutanés à la mélanocortine de type 1 (MC1R) et réponses oxydatives aux UVA dans des kératinocytes humains HaCaT

Henri, P. (2010) · theses.fr (ABES) · doi:10.70675/3d9b68e3z3ff2z4f0czae15z1e7b3d7b9f58

Inflammatory proteins in the CNS-relation to Alzheimers disease

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Melanocortin peptides inhibit production of proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide by activated microglia

Delgado, R., Carlin, A., Airaghi, L., Demitri, M. T., Meda, L., Galimberti, D., Baron, P., Lipton, J. M., & Catania, A. (1998) · Journal of Leukocyte Biology · doi:10.1002/jlb.63.6.740 · Cited by 159 · see citing works

Cytokine production by a human microglial cell line: Effects of ßamyloid and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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A Potential Mechanism of Local Anti-Inflammatory Action of Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone within the Brain: Modulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Production by Human Astrocytic Cells

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Systemically administered α-melanocyte-stimulating peptides inhibit NF-κB activation in experimental brain inflammation

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Peptide Modulation of Inflammatory Processes within the Brain

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