Melanocortin-derived tripeptide KPV has
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Klaus Kannengiesser; Christian Maaser; Jan Heidemann; Andreas Luegering; Matthia
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background: Despite some progress in recent years, the options for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are still dissatisfying, and surgery rates are still high. The anti-inflammatory effects of melanocortin peptides such as alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (β£-MSH) have been described rece