MC3R agonist
Melanocortin MC3 receptor agonist
- Hypothalamic melanocortin receptor, alongside MC4R
- Sets energy partitioning and the feeding response rather than satiety itself
- α-MSH is the endogenous ligand; no selective MC3R drug is marketed
- Hypothalamic melanocortin receptor, alongside MC4R
- Sets energy partitioning and the feeding response rather than satiety itself
- α-MSH is the endogenous ligand; no selective MC3R drug is marketed
Drugs with this mechanism (1)
- α-MSH — POMC-derived peptide: pigment at MC1R, appetite and energy at MC3R/MC4R.
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