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What is VIP?

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a naturally occurring neuropeptide and a member of the secretin/glucagon family. It is involved in a wide range of biological activities, including gut motility, immune responses, and cell-growth regulation (Zhang et al., 2022).

What the research describes

VIP signals through its receptors (such as VPAC/VIPR) and is widely studied as a regulator of smooth-muscle relaxation, vasodilation, and immune modulation. Comparative-biology research has characterized VIP’s immunomodulatory functions — for example, influencing inflammatory signaling and host defense — underscoring its broad physiological reach (Zhang et al., 2022).

The limits of the current evidence

  • VIP biology is extensively characterized across species, but that does not translate into any specific approved use of VIP material.
  • This material is for laboratory research use only.

References

According to PubMed:

  1. Zhang Z, et al. Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and immune protection (comparative model). Int J Mol Sci. 2022. doi:10.3390/ijms232314895
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