SHU9119 is an effective human melanocortin 3 and 4 receptors (MC3 4R) antagonist and a partial MC5R agonist (IC50: 0.23, 0.06, and 0.09 nM for human MC3R, MC4R and MC5R, respectively).
Melanocortin (MC) 3-MSH (Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone) is believed to signal through the MC 3 receptor. It induces a sustained increase in intracellular free calcium levels ([Ca2+]i) in a subpopulation of pituitary cells. Most of the cells responding to