Thymosin and other thymic hormones – mechanism of action, properties and clinical application
dr n. biol. Jolanta Artym, prof. dr hab. n. biol. Michał Zimecki Key words: thymus, thymic hormons, thymosin, immunotherapy Abstract The thymus, by virtue of hormonal secretion, fulfils a role of central organ in the immune system, steering processes of T-cell maturation. Thymic hormones are peptides or proteins of a multidirectional (pleiotropic) immunoregulatory action. They …