"alpha-MSH" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 13-amino acid peptide derived from proteolytic cleavage of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE, the N-terminal segment of ACTH. ACTH (1-13) is amidated at the C-terminal to form ACTH (1-13)NH2 which in turn is acetylated to form alpha-MSH in the secretory granules. Alpha-MSH stimulates the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates.
| Descriptor ID |
D000521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.179 D06.472.699.327.935.531.750.050 D06.472.699.631.525.600.179 D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.750.050 D12.644.400.400.935.179 D12.644.400.400.935.531.750.050 D12.644.400.460.050 D12.644.548.365.935.179 D12.644.548.365.935.531.750.050 D12.644.548.691.525.690.179 D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.750.050 D12.776.631.650.405.935.179 D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.750.050 D12.776.631.650.460.050
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-MSH- alpha-MSH
- alpha MSH
- alpha-Melanotropin
- alpha Melanotropin
- Acetylated ACTH (1-13)NH2
- alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- Hormone, alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating
- alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
- MSH, alpha
ACTH (1-13)NH2- ACTH (1-13)NH2
- (Desacetyl)alpha-MSH
- DE-alpha-MSH
- MSH, (Desacetyl)alpha-
- Des-Acetyl MSH
- MSH, Des-Acetyl
- Desacetyl alpha-MSH
- Desacetyl alpha MSH
- alpha-MSH, Desacetyl
- Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
- Desacetyl alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
- Hormone, Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating
- alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, Desacetyl
- (Des-Acetyl)-alpha-MSH
- Adrenocorticotropin (1-13)NH2
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-MSH" by people in Profiles.
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Investigation of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, for obesity in individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2024 Jul-Aug; 18(4):301-307.
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Therapeutic Strategies Against Metabolic Imbalance in a Male Mouse Model With 5-HT2CR Loss-of-Function. Endocrinology. 2024 May 27; 165(7).
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The melanocortin action is biased toward protection from weight loss in mice. Nat Commun. 2023 04 17; 14(1):2200.
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Central Sirt1 regulates body weight and energy expenditure along with the POMC-derived peptide a-MSH and the processing enzyme CPE production in diet-induced obese male rats. Endocrinology. 2015 Mar; 156(3):961-74.
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Profound and rapid reduction in body temperature induced by the melanocortin receptor agonists. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Aug 22; 451(2):184-9.
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Central Sirt1 regulates body weight and energy expenditure along with the POMC-derived peptide a-MSH and the processing enzyme CPE production in diet-induced obese male rats. Endocrinology. 2014 Jul; 155(7):2423-35.
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Central mechanisms of adiposity in adult female mice with androgen excess. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jun; 22(6):1477-84.
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Glutamate mediates the function of melanocortin receptor 4 on Sim1 neurons in body weight regulation. Cell Metab. 2013 Dec 03; 18(6):860-70.
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Obesity induces hypothalamic endoplasmic reticulum stress and impairs proopiomelanocortin (POMC) post-translational processing. J Biol Chem. 2013 Jun 14; 288(24):17675-88.
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Mechanisms by which the orexigen NPY regulates anorexigenic a-MSH and TRH. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Mar 15; 304(6):E640-50.