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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 1991

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A psycho-behavioral model of genital herpes recurrence.

Hoon EF, Hoon PW, Rand KH, Johnson J, Hall NR, Edwards NB

Journal of psychosomatic research1 Jan 1991Cited by 15 (Europe PMC)

PMID2023140 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/0022-3999(91)90004-8 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-02023140
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Summary

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Results from this study2

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Natural levels measured2

These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.

  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In seropositive university students, higher serum thymosin alpha‑1 levels were related to greater illness vulnerability.

    In plain wordsIn students with genital herpes, higher natural thymosin alpha‑1 levels were linked to greater illness vulnerability.

    Peptide
    Thymosin alpha-1
    Outcome
    IncreaseThymosin-alpha-1 level and illness vulnerability
    Study

    n = 153

    Outcome group
    Immune response · Infection

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Higher levels of thymosin-alpha-1 were related to greater illness vulnerability
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Serum levels of thymosin-alpha-1, a peptide sensitive to psychosocial stress, were measured at the beginning of the study.

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

  2. 02HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In seropositive university students, serum thymosin alpha‑1 was not associated with psychosocial stress.

    In plain wordsIn students with genital herpes, the body's own thymosin alpha‑1 level was not linked to psychosocial stress.

    Peptide
    Thymosin alpha-1
    Outcome
    No significant changeThymosin-alpha-1 level and psychosocial stress
    Study

    n = 153

    Outcome group
    Immune response · Infection

    Source sentences

    Summary
    but this peptide was not associated with psychosocial stress as originally predicted.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Serum levels of thymosin-alpha-1, a peptide sensitive to psychosocial stress, were measured at the beginning of the study.

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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Version history

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  1. Version 3Current

    10 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:03 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:02 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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