COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION

摘要

Use of a compound comprising an amino acid sequence HFRW in the manufacture of a medicament for inhibition of neutrophil chemoattractant production, inhibition of polymorphonuclear cell (PMN) accumulation, or reduction/treatment of inflammatory response/disease, and/or in the manufacture of an agonist of melanocortin receptor type 3 (MC3-R); wherein the compound is not adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)1-39 or a fragment thereof which activates the production of glucocorticoids.