-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone protects the allograft in experimental heart transplantation1

Autor: Gatti, Stefano, Colombo, Gualtiero, Buffa, Roberto, Turcatti, Flavia, Garofalo, Letizia, Carboni, Nadia, Ferla, Luca, Fassati, Luigi R., Lipton, James M., Catania, Anna
Zdroj: Transplantation; December 2002, Vol. 74 Issue: 12 p1678-1684, 7p
Abstrakt: With the increasing need for organ transplantation and the use of “marginal” organs, novel approaches are sought to increase the efficiency and survival of transplanted tissue. We tested the idea that treatment with the anti-inflammatory peptide, -melanocyte-stimulating hormone (-MSH), an endogenous hormone that does not cause marked immunosuppression but does reduce reperfusion injury, may protect allografts and prolong their survival.
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