Short peptide hormones (VIP, alpha-MSH/KPV, CGRP, cortistatin) demonstrate potent anti-autoimmune activity through Treg generation, dendritic cell tolerization, and inflammatory cytokine suppression — natural immunosuppressants.
Key findingShort peptide hormones (VIP, alpha-MSH/KPV, CGRP, cortistatin) demonstrate potent anti-autoimmune activity through Treg generation, dendritic cell tol
What the researchers found
Short peptide hormones (VIP, alpha-MSH/KPV, CGRP, cortistatin) demonstrate potent anti-autoimmune activity through Treg generation, dendritic cell tolerization, and inflammatory cytokine suppression — natural immunosuppressants.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Small but powerful: short peptide hormones and their role in autoimmune inflammation.
Journal of neuroimmunology, 217(1-2), 1-7
Citation
Lühder, F; Lee, D H; Gold, R; Stegbauer, J; Linker, R A. (2009). Small but powerful: short peptide hormones and their role in autoimmune inflammation.. Journal of neuroimmunology, 217(1-2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.08.008