Overview
What it is.
VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) is a naturally occurring neuropeptide distributed across the gut, lungs, and central nervous system, studied for its role in airway-smooth-muscle signaling and vasodilation-related research questions. It's also referenced in immune-modulation and neuroimmune-signaling research literature.
Research Areas
- Studied for its potential role in airway-smooth-muscle and pulmonary-signaling research
- Studied for its potential role in immune-modulation and neuroimmune-signaling research
- Studied more broadly as a neuropeptide across gut-brain and vasodilation-related research pathways
Batch & Testing
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Research Deep-Dive
How it works.
Research Deep-Dive
How it works.
VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) is a naturally occurring neuropeptide distributed across the gut, lungs, and central nervous system, studied for a wide range of signaling roles spanning smooth-muscle regulation, immune modulation, and neuroimmune communication.
It's studied for engaging VIP receptors on smooth-muscle and immune cells, triggering relaxation of airway smooth muscle and modulating cytokine signaling in immune cells — a broad distribution and receptor profile that makes it a subject of research across several distinct physiological systems at once.
Use Cases Explored
- Studied for its potential role in airway-smooth-muscle and pulmonary-signaling research
- Studied for its potential role in immune-modulation and neuroimmune-signaling research
- Studied more broadly as a neuropeptide across gut-brain and vasodilation-related research pathways
The Evidence
Established neuropeptide literature
VIP's distribution and receptor pharmacology are well characterized across decades of neuropeptide research, spanning pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and immunological research contexts.
Breadth-versus-depth tradeoff
Because VIP is studied across so many different physiological systems, evidence for any single research application (for example, pulmonary versus immune) is generally less deep than for peptides with a narrower, more focused research footprint.
Specifications
The essentials.
Specifications
The essentials.
- Form
- Lyophilized powder
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate at 2–8°C after reconstitution
- Shelf life
- 24 months lyophilized; 4–6 weeks refrigerated after reconstitution
- Solubility
- Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water
- Vial capacity
- 3 ml glass vial
Questions
VIP FAQ
Questions
VIP FAQ
What is VIP studied for?+
VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide) is studied for its role in airway-smooth-muscle and pulmonary-signaling research, immune-modulation and neuroimmune-signaling research, and broader gut-brain and vasodilation-related pathways.
What does 'VIP' stand for and where is it found naturally?+
It stands for Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide — a naturally occurring neuropeptide distributed across the gut, lungs, and central nervous system.
How should VIP be handled and stored?+
It ships as a lyophilized powder. Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water and refrigerate at 2–8°C after mixing — good for roughly 4–6 weeks refrigerated, or up to 24 months unreconstituted in a cool, dry place.
What testing does this batch undergo?+
Every batch is HPLC tested for purity and identity, plus sterility and endotoxin screening, before release. The Certificate of Analysis for that lot ships with your order.
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VIP
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
A naturally occurring neuropeptide studied for airway, immune, and neuro-signaling research.
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