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Melanocortin antagonism ameliorates muscle wasting and inflammation in chronic kidney disease

Aberrant melanocortin signaling has been implicated in the pathogenesis of wasting in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Previously, we demonstrated that agouti-related peptide (AgRP), a melenocortin-4 receptor antagonist, reduced CKD-associated cachexia in CKD mice. Our previous studies with AgRP utiliz...

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Main Authors: Cheung, Wai W., Mak, Robert H.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Physiological Society 2012
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518185/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22914778
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00341.2012
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