Description

What is Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)?

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, also known as intestinal vasoactive polypeptide or VIP, is a peptide hormone that is vasoactive in the intestine.

It occurs naturally in many tissues, including the intestine, pancreas, and the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus.

Scientists discovered that VIP stimulates heart contraction, causes vasodilation (hence its name), and lowers blood pressure. It also increases glycogen breakdown and relaxes the smooth muscle of the trachea, stomach, and gallbladder.

Additionally, VIP increases motility and muscle relaxation in the gastrointestinal tract. It stimulates the secretion of water, bicarbonate, and bile in pancreatic juice, stimulates pepsinogen, and reduces stomach acid secretion (by gastrin). It also inhibits water absorption in the intestines.

VIP may promote neuronal survival and regulate glycogen metabolism in the cerebral cortex. It also stimulates prolactin secretion from the pituitary and catecholamine release from the adrenal medulla. In the immune system, VIP regulates T-cell trafficking and inhibits mitogen-activated T-cell proliferation by suppressing IL-2 production. Other actions of VIP include stimulating electrolyte secretion and providing protection against oxidative injury.

Benefits of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

• Promotes vasodilation
• Lowers blood pressure
• Increases cardiac output
• Mediates immunomodulation
• Mediates mast cell degranulation
• Helps regulate or transmit nerve signals
• Relaxes certain muscles along the gastrointestinal tract
• Increases glycogenolysis
• Relaxes the bronchioles, and smooth muscle of the trachea, stomach, and gallbladder
• Increases the amount of water and electrolytes released by the pancreas and intestine
• Triggers hormone release from the pancreas, intestine, and hypothalamus
• Aids in the breakdown of fat and glycogen
• Stimulates bile flow
• Increases catecholamine release

Product Presentation

Science.bio brand Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (5mg) vial

THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN MANNITOL

Usual Dosage

20mcg intranasally once or twice per day