VIP
Also known as: Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide · Aviptadil
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide — a 28-residue signalling peptide studied for anti-inflammatory, immune and neuroprotective effects.
VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) is a 28-amino-acid neuropeptide found throughout the gut, nervous system and immune tissue. It acts as a signalling molecule with wide-ranging roles, from smooth-muscle relaxation to immune regulation.
Its research literature emphasises anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity, and neuroprotection, which is why it appears in immune and neurological research contexts.
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Immunomodulation
Adjusting the immune system up or down toward balance — the research theme behind thymic and defence peptides.
Inflammation / Anti-inflammatory
The body’s protective response to injury; calming excess inflammation is a target of gut- and repair-peptide research.
Neuroprotection
Guarding neurons against injury, stress and degeneration — the shared aim of the nootropic and neuro-recovery peptides.
Receptor / Agonist
A receptor is a cell’s signal-receiving protein; an agonist binds it and activates it, an antagonist blocks it.
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