In mice with crystal-induced peritonitis, systemic KPV significantly reduced polymorphonuclear leukocyte accumulation in the peritoneal cavity.
In plain wordsIn mice with induced peritonitis, KPV given by injection reduced the build-up of white blood cells in the abdomen.
- Peptide
- KPV
- Outcome
- DecreaseNeutrophil accumulation in peritoneal cavity (crystal-induced peritonitis)
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
crystal-induced peritonitis- Outcome group
- Inflammation markers · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · systemicAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
Systemic treatment of mice with KPV, alpha-MSH, the core melanocortin peptide His-Phe-Arg-Trp, and the melanocontin receptor 3/4 agonist Ac-Nle4-c[Asp5,d-Phe7,Lys10]NH2 ACTH4-10 (MTII) but not the selective MC1-R agonist H-Ser-Ser-Ile-Ile-Ser-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH2 (MS05) resulted in a…
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In this study, we analyzed the anti-inflammatory effects of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)11-13 (KPV) in comparison with other MSH peptides in a model of crystal-induced peritonitis.