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Thymalin (Thymus Extract) record · updated 18h ago

Healing & recoveryInflammation & immuneGrade A · human clinicalResearch use only
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What is Thymalin (Thymus Extract) used for?

Thymic Peptide Bioregulator | Immune Modulator

How it works: Thymocyte proliferation stimulation and immune response enhancement

Primarily researched for · Healing & recovery

Development stage

where Thymalin (Thymus Extract) sits between preclinical work and regulatory approval
  1. 1Cleared
    Preclinical
    Animal / in-vitro work
  2. 2Cleared
    Phase 1
    Safety in humans
  3. 3Current
    Phase 2
    Efficacy signal
  4. 4Not reached
    Phase 3
    Confirmatory trials
  5. 5Not reached
    Approved
    Cleared by a regulator

Stage is inferred from the highest trial phase in the indexed corpus and 45 registered trials. It describes the research record, not a recommendation.

Identity
NameThymalin (Thymus Extract)
Chain length—
Molecular weight858.9 Da
FormulaC33H54N12O15
Structure typeNot established
ClassImmune
Research levelModerate Research
Discovered byCurated master list · 2026

Mass and formula from PubChem CID 3085284. No verified residue count for this compound.

Pharmacology
MechanismThymocyte proliferation stimulation and immune response enhancement
Route—
Half-life—
Time to peak—
Duration—
Extraction confidence0.80
Effect profile · 0–5
These seven scores are generated by the Librarian — an autonomous agent running GPT-4o over the indexed studies, trials and label data for this compound. No human assigns them and no community vote moves them. Last recomputed Sep 19, 2026. How this works →
Research stats
Total studies13
Human / animal / cellular3 / 4 / 1
Highest trial phasePhase 2
Years covered1953–2026
Latest study28d ago
Publication history
19532026
Research funding
—no NIH grants found
Safety signals
FAERS reportsnone recorded
Serious AEs in animal work—
Community reports—
Positive —Neutral —Negative —
Records

Study register

13 rows · newest 12 shownOpen in the library →
StudyTypeYearSummary depth
Vitamin B12 content of calf thymus extract.
TakeawayNot reported in abstract.
—1953Title only0.10
Increase in antibody-forming cells ofneonatally thymectomized mice receiving calf thymus extract.
TakeawayNot reported in abstract.
Animal1967Title only0.10
Lymphocyte-differentiating hormone of bursa of fabricius.
FindingNot reported in abstract.
Animal1976Full text read0.70
A meta-analysis of <i>Origanum vulgare</i> impact on egg production and quality in laying hens.
FindingNot reported in abstract.
review2026Full text read0.80
Feasibility and safety of combined touch care and aromatherapy in hospitalized patients with thoracic malignancies: A prospective single-arm study.
Finding5 patients (5.7%) reported minor intervention-related adverse events.
Human2026Full text read0.80
Multi-organ proteomic atlas of obesity regression in male mice.
TakeawayNot reported in abstract.
Animal2026Title only0.10
Multi-modal prediction model for thymic epithelial tumors: Enhancing surgical decisions and recurrence risk assessment from CT datasets.
FindingAUC of 0.9674 (95% CI, 0.9347-0.9895) for histology classification.
Human2026Full text read0.90
Redefining first-line standards with new partners.
TakeawayNot reported in abstract.
—2026Title only0.10
Biological aging clocks in health and disease.
TakeawayNot reported in abstract.
—2026Title only0.10
Daily briefing: Can regrowing the thymus slow down ageing?
TakeawayNot reported in abstract.
—2026Title only0.10
Changes in CD4+ T-cells and HIV RNA resulting from combination of anti-TB therapy with Dzherelo in TB/HIV dually infected patients.
Finding71.2% increase in absolute CD4 T-cells in Dzherelo group (from 174 to 283 cells/microl; P = 0.00003), n=20.
Human2009Full text read0.80
Effect of L-Carnitine and/or Calf Thymus Gland Extract Supplementation on Immunity, Antioxidant, Duodenal Histomorphometric, Growth, and Economic Performance of Japanese Quail (<i>Coturnix coturnix japonica</i>).
FindingNot reported in abstract.
Animal2021Full text read0.70

What people are saying

anecdotal · not evidence

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