MSH

There are multiple definitions:

  1. melanocyte-stimulating hormone(English)

    • a group of peptide hormones (alpha, beta, gamma-MSH) from the pituitary gland and hypothalamus that regulate skin/hair pigmentation by controlling melanin production, protect against UV rays, and influence appetite and inflammation, acting as a key brain messenger for energy balance
    • Abbreviation may be used in Am. Soc. Physiol. journals without definition.
    • ACTH, POMC
    • Pituitary (gland), Hormone
    • https://www.bri…ulating-hormone

  2. mycothiol(English)

    • a crucial low-molecular-weight thiol, analogous to glutathione in other organisms, that protects bacteria in the Actinomycetes phylum (like Mycobacterium tuberculosis) from oxidative stress, toxins, and antibiotics, playing a vital role in maintaining cellular redox balance and essential for bacterial growth and survival
    • BHMF, CAD, COX2, DMN, EBOV, EC, ET, ETT, GSH, HOCl, IL, MDD, NF-kB, NMDA, Nrf2, 'OH, ONOO-, PD, PGC-1a, RA, RUPP, SDS, SIRT, SOD, TNF-a, UCP1, UV, VSV-EBOV, 1O2, 7KC, AD, AIMD
    • Bacteriology, Molecular biology
    • https://doi.org…8/MMBR.00008-08
    • https://doi.org…9/ars.2021.0043