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Thymulin and its role in immunomodulation
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This review article discusses thymulin, a thymic hormone characterized about 20 years before the article. The authors note that thymulin was isolated, sequenced, and identified as involved in immunomodulation, and describe how radioimmunoassay data confirmed earlier semiquantitative observations of reduced thymulin levels in immunodeficiency and autoimmune disease. They also describe evidence that thymulin participates in interactions between the immune and neuro-endocrine systems. The piece is an overview of the state of research into thymulin's role rather than a report of new experiments. Species are not specified.
Abstract
Even though thymulin was isolated, sequenced and characterised some 20 years ago and later identified as a thymic hormone involved in immunomodulation, much more work is still required to further understanding of the mechanisms of action(s) of this peptide. Since the observation, by a semiquantitative bioassay, of diminished levels of thymulin in immunodeficiency and autoimmune disease, new data obtained by radioimmunoassay have not only confirmed previous observations but also demonstrated that thymulin plays a role in the interaction between the immune system and the neuro-endocrine system. In this paper we give an up to date account of recent developments in research into the role of thymulin in immunomodulation.
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