Chemistry:Thymopentin

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Thymopentin
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Other namesL-arginyl-L-lysyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-valyl-L-tyrosine
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FormulaC30H49N9O9
Molar mass679.776 g·mol−1
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Thymopentin is an immunostimulant. As such, it has been used in several clinical studies in the early years of the AIDS pandemic (from 1983 to 1985). Thymopentin helped to improve immunological condition in several patients for a brief time under specific treatments.[1][2][3]

It interacts with T cells.[4]

It is a thymic polypeptide.[5]

References

  1. "Stimulation of cellular function by thymopentin (TP-5) in three AIDS patients". Lancet 322 (8352): 735–736. 1983. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(83)92271-7. PMID 6193382. http://www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(83)92271-7/fulltext. 
  2. "Preliminary results on clinical and immunological effects of thymopentin in AIDS". Int J Clin Pharmacol Res 4 (6): 459–463. 1984. PMID 6398315. 
  3. "Thymopentin treatment in AIDS and pre-AIDS patients". Surv Immunol Res 4 (1): supp1 58–62. 1985. doi:10.1007/BF02919057. PMID 3898293. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02919057. 
  4. Egli, Martin, ed (2007). "Molecular analysis of thymopentin binding to HLA-DR molecules". PLOS ONE 2 (12): e1348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001348. PMID 18159232. Bibcode2007PLoSO...2.1348L.  open access
  5. "Effects of thymic polypeptides on the thymopoiesis of mouse embryonic stem cells". Cell Biology International 32 (10): 1265–71. July 2008. doi:10.1016/j.cellbi.2008.07.011. PMID 18692582.