BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which hormone is responsible for the maturation of the immune system?
A
Aldosterone
B
Calcitonin
C
Thyroid stimulating hormone
D
Thymosin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your thymus produces and releases several hormones including: Thymopoietin: fuels the production of T-cells and tells the pituitary gland to release hormones. Thymosin and thymulin: help make specialized types of T-cells. Thymic humoral factor: keeps your immune system working properly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thymosin is the hormone of the thymus, and it stimulates the development of disease-fighting T cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thymosin is a hormone secreted from the thymus. Its primary function is to stimulate the production of T cells, which are an important part of the immune system. Thymosin also assists in the development of B cells to plasma cells to produce antibodies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thymosin 1 (T1) is a potent immune modulator released by the thymus gland, which has effects on immunodeficiency, cancer, and viral infectious diseases [3]. T1 could be used as an immune response regulator in the treatment of critically ill patients [4].

Detailed explanation-5: -The thymus is an organ that is critically important to the immune system which serves as the body’s defense mechanism providing surveillance and protection against diverse pathogens, tumors, antigens and mediators of tissue damage.

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