The human thymus contains diverse neuropeptides (VIP, substance P, NPY, CGRP, somatostatin) that regulate thymic function, with changes in neuropeptide profiles occurring in thymic pathology and autoimmune disease.
Key findingThe human thymus contains diverse neuropeptides (VIP, substance P, NPY, CGRP, somatostatin) that regulate thymic function, with changes in neuropeptid
What the researchers found
The human thymus contains diverse neuropeptides (VIP, substance P, NPY, CGRP, somatostatin) that regulate thymic function, with changes in neuropeptide profiles occurring in thymic pathology and autoimmune disease.
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 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Neuropeptides of human thymus in normal and pathological conditions.
Peptides, 32(5), 920-8
Citation
Mignini, F; Sabbatini, M; D'Andrea, V; Cavallotti, C. (2011). Neuropeptides of human thymus in normal and pathological conditions.. Peptides, 32(5), 920-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2011.01.022