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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"melanocortin 3 receptor"”.
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Exercise-induced alterations in melanocortin receptor expression and inflammation
… novel in that it explores the expression of the melanocortin receptors (MCR) on the plasma membranes of systemic monocytes, indicating a novel role for the MCRs as anti-inflammatory receptors that are regulated by chronic exercise training. The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) and melanocortin 3 …
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Novel pathways of human host defence against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
… of Mtb. I next characterised the role of the Melanocortin 3 Receptor (MC3R) in macrophages with mycobacterial infection, finding support for a critical role of this receptor in host restriction of Mtb: deletion of MC3R in macrophages resulted in increased Mtb survival; increasing MC3R activity …
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Hypothalamic control of energy rheostasis during metabolic challenges, pregnancy, and lactation
… energy imbalance are not fully understood. The melanocortin-3 receptor (MC3R) has been shown to play an important role in energy rheostasis, with global constitutive MC3R deletion of the gene impairing behavioral responses to both orexigenic and anorexic challenges. To identify the specific …