vip10

The "VIP10 peptide" most commonly refers to VIP(10-28), a specific fragment (amino acids 10 to 28) of the larger Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP), a 28-amino acid hormone that regulates many functions like smooth muscle relaxation and hormone release, but the VIP(10-28) fragment acts as an antagonist, blocking VIP's effects at its receptors and serving as a research tool for studying VIP's mechanisms, rather than having its own significant biological activity.