Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide research peptide. Third-party Certificates of Analysis are published for tested products and batches. Fast UK dispatch. For laboratory research use only.
Available sizes: 5 mg, 10 mg
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)
A Regulatory Neuropeptide Studied in Immune Signalling and Inflammatory Response Research
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) is a naturally occurring neuropeptide studied in research focused on immune regulation, inflammation control, and neuroimmune signalling pathways.
In simple terms, VIP is commonly explored in studies looking at how the body controls inflammation and communicates between the nervous system and immune system. This makes it a key area of interest in research examining immune balance, respiratory signalling, and systemic inflammation.
Because VIP interacts with receptors throughout the body — including the gut, lungs, and nervous system — it is widely studied in laboratory models investigating cellular communication, inflammatory signalling, and immune response regulation.
Why VIP Is Studied
Immune Regulation: VIP is commonly studied for its role in modulating immune system activity and inflammatory responses.
Anti-Inflammatory Signalling: Researchers investigate how VIP influences pathways that control cytokine production and inflammation.
Neuroimmune Communication: Studied for its ability to link nervous system signalling with immune system responses.
Respiratory and Gut Pathways: Frequently examined in models exploring signalling within the lungs and digestive system.
Scientific Research Context
VIP is part of a broader group of neuropeptides that regulate communication between the nervous system and immune system. It binds to VPAC receptors, which are involved in controlling inflammatory signalling and cellular responses.
Because of this mechanism, VIP is widely used in laboratory environments studying immune modulation, inflammatory pathway regulation, and neuroimmune signalling systems.
Common Research Focus Areas
Immune signalling and inflammation research
Neuroimmune communication studies
Respiratory and gut signalling models
Cytokine and inflammatory pathway research
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Documentation and verification
Certificates of Analysis are published for tested products and batches. A certificate is a batch-specific record: it reports what was measured, by which method, on a stated date, against a batch identifier. It is evidence about the sample analysed at the time of analysis, and it is silent on attributes it does not list and on what has happened to the material since.
The batch number is the field that connects the document to a physical vial. Where the identifier on a vial does not appear on a certificate, the certificate does not describe that vial, however thorough the analysis behind it was. Batch records can be searched directly, and the guides below explain what each field establishes and what it does not.
- Verify a batchSearch a batch number for the certificate records published against it.
- How to read a certificate of analysisWhat each field reports, and the limits of what a certificate can establish.
- Certificate, specification and safety data sheetThree documents that answer three different questions.
- Storage and handlingWhat defined storage conditions mean, and why cold slows degradation.
- Batch numbers and traceabilityHow an identifier ties material to the analysis describing it.
Supplied for laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.