Carnosine Decreases PMA-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Murine Macrophages

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Caruso (Author), Claudia G. Fresta (Author), Annamaria Fidilio (Author), Fergal O'Donnell (Author), Nicolò Musso (Author), Giacomo Lazzarino (Author), Margherita Grasso (Author), Angela M. Amorini (Author), Fabio Tascedda (Author), Claudio Bucolo (Author), Filippo Drago (Author), Barbara Tavazzi (Author), Giuseppe Lazzarino (Author), Susan M. Lunte (Author), Filippo Caraci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Carnosine is an endogenous dipeptide composed of β-alanine and L-histidine. This naturally occurring molecule is present at high concentrations in several mammalian excitable tissues such as muscles and brain, while it can be found at low concentrations in a few invertebrates. Carnosine has been sho...