ACTH (1-39)
Tocris Bioscience | Catalog # 3492
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ACTH (1-39) is a potent endogenous melanocortin receptor 2 (MC2) agonist (EC50 = 57 pM). Component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis that stimulates glucocorticoid production and release from the adrenal cortex. Induces insulin resistance, promotes a proinflammatory profile and stimulates UCP-1 in adipocytes in vitro.
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| Solubility | Soluble to 1mg/ml in water |
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- Iwen Melanocortin crosstalk with adipose functions: ACTH directly induces Ins resistance, promotes a pro-inflammatory adipokine profile and stimulates UCP-1 in adipocytes. J.Endocrinol. 2008 PMID: 18310442
- Bertolini Brain effects of melanocortins. Pharmacol.Res. 2009 PMID: 18996199
- Kapas Agonist and receptor binding properties of adrenocorticotropin peptides using the cloned mouse adrenocorticotropin receptor expressed in a stably transfected HeLa cell line. Endocrinology 1996 PMID: 8754753
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