Description
Melanotan-I(NDP-MSH)isasemi-syntheticmelanocortinanalogthatactivatesthemelanocortinreceptor.NDP-MSHexhibitsbothpro-inflammatoryandanti-inflammatoryactivitiesinvariousmodels.Inanimalmodelsofliverregeneration,NDP-MSHincreaseslevelsofIL-6,promotessignalingbySTATandSOCS,andinhibitsthedeclineinIκBαlevels.Inanimalmodelsofperitonitis,NDP-MSHdecreasesneutrophiltraffickingandinhibitsvascularleakageandleukocyterollingandadhesion.Additionally,NDP-MSHinhibitssubarachnoidhemorrhage-inducedstress,inflammation,vascularremodeling,andapoptosisinotheranimalmodels.