Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonists for the treatment of obesity

J Med Chem. 2006 Jul 13;49(14):4035-43. doi: 10.1021/jm058241a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / physiology
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Models, Molecular
  • Obesity / drug therapy*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacology
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / agonists*
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / genetics
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / metabolism
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / drug therapy
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Synaptic Transmission
  • alpha-MSH / chemistry
  • alpha-MSH / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Obesity Agents
  • Ligands
  • Oligopeptides
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
  • alpha-MSH