Articles

The Role of Proopiomelanocortin and α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone in the Metabolic Syndrome in Psychiatric Disorders: A Narrative Mini-Review

in Molecular Psychiatry

• Stefan Raue
• Dirk Wedekind
• Jens Wiltfang
• Ulrike Schmidt

Anti-inflammatory α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Protects Retina After Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Type I Diabetes

in Neurodegeneration

• Rajesh Kumar Goit
• Andrew W. Taylor
• Amy C. Y. Lo

Activation of Melanocortin-4 Receptor Inhibits Both Neuroinflammation Induced by Early Exposure to Ethanol and Subsequent Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Adulthood in Animal Models: Is BDNF the Key Mediator?

in Cellular Neuropathology

• Osvaldo Flores-Bastías
• Alfredo Adriasola-Carrasco
• Eduardo Karahanian

Type II Opsins in the Eye, the Pineal Complex and the Skin of Xenopus laevis: Using Changes in Skin Pigmentation as a Readout of Visual and Circadian Activity

• Gabriel E. Bertolesi
• Nilakshi Debnath
• Hannan R. Malik
• Lawrence L. H. Man
• Sarah McFarlane

7,3′,4′-Trihydroxyisoflavone, a Metabolite of the Soy Isoflavone Daidzein, Suppresses α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone-Induced Melanogenesis by Targeting Melanocortin 1 Receptor

in Protein Biochemistry for Basic and Applied Sciences

• Ji Hye Kim
• Jae-Eun Lee
• Taewon Kim
• Myung Hun Yeom
• Jun Seong Park
• Eric di Luccio
• Hanyong Chen
• Zigang Dong
• Ki Won Lee
• Nam Joo Kang

Decreased plasma neuropeptides in first-episode schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder: associations with clinical symptoms and cognitive function

in Schizophrenia

• Hua Yu
• Peiyan Ni
• Liansheng Zhao
• Yang Tian
• Mingli Li
• Xiaojing Li
• Wei Wei
• Jinxue Wei
• Wei Deng
• Xiangdong Du

FGIN-1-27 Inhibits Melanogenesis by Regulating Protein Kinase A/cAMP-Responsive Element-Binding, Protein Kinase C-β, and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways

in Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

• Jinpeng Lv
• Songzhou Jiang
• Ying Yang
• Ximei Zhang
• Rongyin Gao
• Yan Cao
• Guoqiang Song

Balancing act: optimizing blue light for melanogenesis while minimizing cellular damage in primary human skin cells

in Skin Physiology

• Augustin C. Barolet
• Brice Magne
• Karel Ferland
• Natallia E. Uzunbajakava
• Daniel Barolet
• Lucie Germain

ACTH receptor (MC2R) specificity: what do we know about underlying molecular mechanisms?

in Neuroendocrine Science

• Davids Fridmanis
• Ance Roga
• Janis Klovins

Regulation of Agouti-Related Protein and Pro-Opiomelanocortin Gene Expression in the Avian Arcuate Nucleus

in Neuroendocrine Science

• Timothy Boswell
• Ian C. Dunn