Curbing Inflammation through Endogenous Pathways: Focus on Melanocortin Peptides

• Main Authors: Tazeen J. Ahmed (Author), Trinidad Montero-Melendez (Author), Mauro Perretti (Author), Costantino Pitzalis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The resolution of inflammation is now known to be an active process, armed with a multitude of mediators both lipid and protein in nature. Melanocortins are peptides endowed with considerable promise with their proresolution and anti-inflammatory effects in preclinical models of inflammatory disease...