This is module 12 of the NeoPeptidos Professional Certification in Peptide Science. It has 3 lessons; each one can be read on its own and all of them are part of the syllabus assessed at the end of the module.
Lesson 1. Antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity
Long before antibodies, organisms defended themselves with antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): short, cationic, amphipathic molecules present in skin, mucosa and immune cells.
Read the lesson →Lesson 2. Thymosins and thymic extracts
The thymus is the organ where T lymphocytes mature. Its involution with age —it shrinks and is replaced by fat from adolescence onward— is one of the hallmarks of immunosenescence and has motivated the study of thymic peptides.
Read the lesson →Lesson 3. Neuroimmunomodulation: VIP, α-MSH, KPV and ARA-290
The nervous and immune systems talk to each other through peptides. Several research compounds exploit that conversation to modulate inflammation without suppressing immunity wholesale.
Read the lesson →Module quiz
When you finish the lessons, take the quiz on the course page. Your progress is saved to your account.
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