Endocrine and immune signalling peptides

Endocrine and immune signalling peptides groups 14 indexed compounds. Also written as signalling peptides, regulatory peptides, hormone-releasing peptides.

Definition

This class groups peptides whose retrieved literature concerns endocrine or immune signalling outside the growth hormone axis. A 2004 Journal of Neuroendocrinology paper reports that kisspeptin-10 stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, a 1986 Peptides paper is an update on delta sleep-inducing peptide, and a 2004 Blood paper reports that thymosin alpha 1 activates dendritic cells. Gonadorelin appears in the retrieved set largely through veterinary reproductive work, including a 2009 Theriogenology comparison of gonadorelin products in lactating dairy cows.

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Class-level mechanism as reported

The members act on different axes and the records say so individually. A 2004 Journal of Cell Science paper describes kisspeptin-10 as a KiSS-1 and metastin-derived decapeptide, and a 2011 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism paper reports it as a potent stimulator of luteinising hormone. A 1984 Brain Research paper reports evidence that a labelled form of delta sleep-inducing peptide crosses the blood-brain barrier, and a 1983 Neuroscience Letters paper reports increased sleep after intracerebroventricular injection. For thymosin alpha 1 the retrieved records are immune: a 2013 Critical Care paper reports a multicentre trial in severe sepsis. Gonadorelin records report luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone responses.

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Members

Compounds indexed under Endocrine and immune signalling peptides
CompoundOther namesPeptideReported half-life
Kisspeptin-10metastin 45-54, KiSS-1 derived decapeptide, kisspeptinYesWithheld pending qualified review
Delta sleep-inducing peptideDSIPYesUnknown No pharmacokinetics source was retrieved in v1. PubChem does not carry half-life as a property, so this is recorded as not yet sourced rather than estimated.
Thymosin alpha 1thymalfasin, ZadaxinYesWithheld pending qualified review
GonadorelinGnRH, LHRH, luteinising hormone-releasing hormoneYesUnknown No pharmacokinetics source was retrieved in v1. PubChem does not carry half-life as a property, so this is recorded as not yet sourced rather than estimated.
OxytocinPitocin, OT peptideYesWithheld pending qualified review
Vasopressinarginine vasopressin, AVP, antidiuretic hormoneYesWithheld pending qualified review
DesmopressinDDAVP, desmopressin acetate, 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressinYesWithheld pending qualified review
Triptorelintriptorelin pamoate, Trelstar, DecapeptylYesWithheld pending qualified review
Leuprolideleuprorelin, leuprolide acetate, LupronYesWithheld pending qualified review
Vasoactive intestinal peptideVIP, aviptadil, VIP peptideYesWithheld pending qualified review
Somatostatinsomatotropin release-inhibiting factor, SRIF, SST-14YesUnknown No pharmacokinetics source was retrieved in v1. PubChem does not carry half-life as a property, so this is recorded as not yet sourced rather than estimated.
Octreotideoctreotide acetate, SMS 201-995, SandostatinYesWithheld pending qualified review
TeriparatidePTH (1-34), recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34), ForteoYesWithheld pending qualified review
Thymulinfacteur thymique serique, FTS, Zn-FTSYesWithheld pending qualified review

11 of 14 compounds in this class are withheld pending qualified review, so their reported values are not shown here and their pages are not published. They are listed because the class is incomplete without them.

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Research records for compounds in this class

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Sources

  1. Central and peripheral administration of kisspeptin-10 stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Journal of neuroendocrinology (2004). pmid:15500545
  2. Delta-sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP): an update. Peptides (1986). pmid:3550726
  3. Thymosin alpha 1 activates dendritic cells for antifungal Th1 resistance through toll-like receptor signaling. Blood (2004). pmid:14982877
  4. Comparison of gonadorelin products in lactating dairy cows: efficacy based on induction of ovulation of an accessory follicle and circulating luteinizing hormone profiles. Theriogenology (2009). pmid:19394072
  5. Kisspeptin-10, a KiSS-1/metastin-derived decapeptide, is a physiological invasion inhibitor of primary human trophoblasts. Journal of cell science (2004). pmid:15020672
  6. Kisspeptin-10 is a potent stimulator of LH and increases pulse frequency in men. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2011). pmid:21632807
  7. Evidence that [125I]N-Tyr-delta sleep-inducing peptide crosses the blood-brain barrier by a non-competitive mechanism. Brain research (1984). pmid:6547363
  8. Increased sleep following intracerebroventricular injection of the delta sleep-inducing peptide in rats. Neuroscience letters (1983). pmid:6688864
  9. The efficacy of thymosin alpha 1 for severe sepsis (ETASS): a multicenter, single-blind, randomized and controlled trial. Critical care (London, England) (2013). pmid:23327199
  10. LH and FSH response of Holstein heifers to fertirelin acetate, gonadorelin and buserelin. Theriogenology (1990). pmid:16726818

On each stated value was matched to the record cited for it. That is record matching, not an appraisal of the research. Compiled and checked by: Peptide Monographs editorial desk. No qualified clinical reviewer.

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