How does thymosin alpha 1 work?

Thymosin alpha-1 is described as modulating T-cell function and innate immunity. This site's profile cites a review of Toll-like receptor signaling in myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Half-life is about 2 hours. Molecular weight is 3,108 daltons. The human findings on this site are a 98-person hepatitis B trial (complete virological response at 18 months in 40.6% after a 26-week course versus 9.4% of untreated controls) and the TESTS sepsis trial (1,106 adults; 28-day mortality 23.4% versus 24.1% on placebo). Those are hepatitis and sepsis outcomes, not a general how-it-works-in-anyone result. Approved use as Zadaxin in more than 30 countries is a regulatory fact about hepatitis, not a US approval. This FAQ does not invent a dose. Full record at /compounds/thymosin-alpha-1.

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Part of immune and longevity peptides. Thymosin alpha-1, thymalin, epitalon, MOTS-c, humanin, and the bioregulator family.