Curbing Inflammation through Endogenous Pathways: Focus on Melanocortin Peptides

• Autori principali: Tazeen J. Ahmed (Autore), Trinidad Montero-Melendez (Autore), Mauro Perretti (Autore), Costantino Pitzalis (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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...