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Thymosin Alpha-1

People mainly take Thymosin Alpha-1 for immunity, pain & inflammation. Based on 22 first-hand reports and 11 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #535 of 1,974 overall.

26
User score
Mostly positive
23% positive5% mixed9% negative64% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 62% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
11
meta-analyses
35
RCTs
581
papers
High-risk compound. Peptides are not approved as supplements, carry serious and sometimes irreversible risks, are banned in competitive sport and may be restricted where you live. Nothing here is a recommendation to use it.

What Thymosin Alpha-1 does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

2 more with fewer than 3 reports
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What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2019 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Interventions for treating traumatised permanent front teeth: avulsed (knocked out) and replanted

Conclusion: Based on the results of the included studies, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the effectiveness of different interventions for avulsed and replanted permanent front teeth. The overall quality of existing evidence was very low, and therefore great caution should be exercised when generalising the results of the included trials. There is urgent need for further well-designed randomised controlled trials.

PubMed 30720860 ↗
BMC Gastroenterol · 2020 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
The clinical efficacy and adverse effects of Entecavir plus Thymosin alpha-1 combination therapy versus Entecavir Monotherapy in HBV-related cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: ETV plus Tα1 might lead to a higher clinical response and a lower comprehensive adverse reaction rate in HBV-related patients with cirrhosis, compared to ETV alone. However, the whole patients included in this meta-analysis were from Chinese mainland, so that more worldwide RCTs with a larger sample size are needed to verify the current findings.

PubMed 33076834 ↗
Front Immunol · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Thymosin alpha 1 alleviates inflammation and prevents infection in patients with severe acute pancreatitis through immune regulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Tα1 can regulate the balance of immune cells and alleviate immune suppression in SAP patients, including increasing CD4+ T cells and CD4+/CD8+ ratios. Tα1 may exert anti-inflammatory and extrapancreatic infection-preventive effects on SAP patients and improve their condition or prognosis. More researches are needed to validate the results.

PubMed 40599771 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

500 mcg daily up to 1.5 mg daily; longevity 500 mcg dailydaily
300 mcgdaily

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

rapid hr ×1nausea ×1unwell feeling ×1local irritation ×1redness ×1discomfort ×1fever ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“Get on injectable peptides (BPC-157, TB-500, Thymosin Alpha-1).”
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“I have personally tried the following peptides: Epitalon SS-31 Reta Tirz Pinealon GHK GLOW KPV Tessamorelin CJC+IPA no dac BPC on its own Thymison Alpha-1”
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“Most of the peptide conversation I see is about tissue repair stuff but TA-1 is doing something completely different, it's more about immune regulation.”
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“TA1 made me stop getting sick”
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“Getting sick often? Thymosin Alpha-1”
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