Novel anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective effects of the human melanocortin MC1 receptor agonist BMS-470539 dihydrochloride and human melanocortin MC3 receptor agonist PG-990 on lipopolysaccharide activated chondrocytes
Vedia C. Can, Ian C. Locke, Magdalena Kaneva, Mark J.P. Kerrigan, Francesco Merlino, C. De Pascale, Paolo Grieco, Stephen J. Getting
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MelanocortinMelanocortin receptorAgonistReceptorMelanocortin 4 receptorMelanocortin 1 receptorMelanocortin 3 receptorInternal medicineChemistryEndocrinologyLipopolysaccharidePharmacologyBiologyBiochemistryMedicineGeneAllelemelanin and skin pigmentationRegulation of Appetite and ObesityCalpain Protease Function and Regulation