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Thymalin with Vilon

Mechanism-tag overlap and published literature for Thymalin and Vilon, pulled verbatim from each Kalios compound profile. Kalios is a literature reference, not a recommendation.

Mechanism overlap

Mechanism tags are verbatim labels on each compound's profile. Generic tags ("peptide", "small-molecule", "research-chemical") are excluded from this overlap view. Tags are descriptive — not an inference about combined effect.

THYMALIN VILON 1 UNIQUE TAGS 1 UNIQUE TAGS 0 SHARED
Thymalin unique thymic-polypeptide-bioregulator-complex
Shared none
Vilon unique khavinson-dipeptide-immunomodulator

Co-administration notes from the literature

Verbatim summary text pulled from each compound's profile data. Researchers studying Thymalin and Vilon have published these mechanism-level observations. Not a co-administration recommendation.

Evidence level: mechanistic only

Vilon is the synthetic dipeptide distilled from Thymalin's thymic-extract framework. Some practitioners use Vilon as maintenance between Thymalin courses; overlapping target tissue.

Quick facts

Thymalin

RouteIM (most common) / SubQ
Half-lifeNot listed
FDA statusNot approved (US)
WADANot specifically named — caution for athletes
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Vilon

RouteOral / sublingual / SubQ (research)
Half-lifeMinutes (peptide); gene effects persist weeks
FDA statusNot approved
WADANot specifically named
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Literature table

Classified references from each compound profile. Click a column header to sort. Click a PMID to open PubMed. Findings are quoted verbatim from each profile's literature_summary; nothing here is added or interpreted.

Year Compound Source Finding
2021ThymalinKhavinson VK, Kuznik BI, Tarnovskaya SI, Linkova NS. Results and Prospects of Using Activator of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation in Complex Therapy for Patients with COVID-19. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2021 Feb;17(1):285-290. doi: 10.1007/s12015-020-10087-6. PMID: 33575961. (Re… PMID 33575961human study
2020ThymalinKhavinson V, Linkova N, Dyatlova A, Kuznik B, Umnov R. Peptides: Prospects for Use in the Treatment of COVID-19. Molecules. 2020 Sep 24;25(19):4389. doi: 10.3390/molecules25194389. PMID: 32987757. (Computational and mechanistic review of Khavinson short peptides — including the… PMID 32987757human study
2020ThymalinKhavinson VK, Kuznik BI, Volchkov VA, Rukavishnikova SA, Titova ON, Akhmedov TA, Trofimova SV, Ryzhak GA, Potyomkin VV, Saginbaev UR. Effect of thymalin on adaptive immunity in complex therapy for patients with COVID-19. Klinicheskaya Meditsina (Russian Journal). 2020;98(8):593-…human study
2020ThymalinLukyanov SA, Kuznik BI, Shapovalov KG, Khavinson VK, Smolyakov YN, et al. Thymalin as a Potential Alternative in the Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Associated with SARS-CoV-2. Int J Immunol Immunother. 2020;7:055. (Severe-COVID-19 case treated with Thymalin 10 m…human study
2003ThymalinKhavinson VKh, Morozov VG. Peptides of pineal gland and thymus prolong human life. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2003 Jun-Aug;24(3-4):233-240. PMID: 14523363. (266-patient elderly geroprotective trial; 6–8-year follow-up; mortality reductions of 2.0-fold for Thymalin alone, 2.5-fold fo… PMID 14523363human study
1986ThymalinKuznik BI, Makhakova GCh, Morozov VG, Pisarevskaia LI, Khavinson VKh. [Effect of thymalin on thrombocyte aggregation and the antiaggregation activity of the vascular wall in intact and thymectomized rats]. Biull Eksp Biol Med. 1986 Aug;102(8):200-202. Russian. PMID: 3754821. (Ea… PMID 3754821preclinical, in vivo
1982ThymalinAnisimov VN, Khavinson VKh, Morozov VG. Carcinogenesis and aging. IV. Effect of low-molecular-weight factors of thymus, pineal gland and anterior hypothalamus on immunity, tumor incidence and life span of C3H/Sn mice. Mech Ageing Dev. 1982 Jul;19(3):245-258. doi: 10.1016/0047-63…preclinical, in vivo
2022ThymalinAvolio F, Martinotti S, Khavinson VK, Esposito JE, Giambuzzi G, Marino A, Mironova E, Pulcini R, Robuffo I, Bologna G, Simeone P, Lanuti P, Guarnieri S, Trofimova S, Procopio AD, Toniato E. Peptides Regulating Proliferative Activity and Inflammatory Pathways in the Monocyte/Macr… PMID 35408963preclinical, in vitro
2020ThymalinKhavinson VK, Linkova NS, Kvetnoy IM, Polyakova VO, Drobintseva AO, Kvetnaya TV, Ivko OM. Thymalin: Activation of Differentiation of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2020 Nov;170(1):118-122. doi: 10.1007/s10517-020-05016-z. PMID: 33237528. (In vitro demonstrati… PMID 33237528preclinical, in vitro
2016ThymalinLinkova NS, Drobintseva AO, Orlova OA, Kuznetsova EP, Polyakova VO, Kvetnoy IM, Khavinson VK. Peptide Regulation of Skin Fibroblast Functions during Their Aging In Vitro. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2016 May;161(1):175-178. doi: 10.1007/s10517-016-3370-x. PMID: 27259484. (Khavinson short… PMID 27259484preclinical, in vitro
2017ThymalinKhavinson V, Popovich I. Short Peptides Regulate Gene Expression, Protein Synthesis and Enhance Life Span. In: Vaiserman AM (ed.). Anti-aging Drugs: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice. RSC Drug Discovery Series No. 57. Royal Society of Chemistry; 2017. Chapter 20, pp. 496–…mechanism / discovery
2016ThymalinKhavinson VK, Lin'kova NS, Tarnovskaya SI. Short Peptides Regulate Gene Expression. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2016 Nov;162(2):288-292. doi: 10.1007/s10517-016-3596-7. PMID: 27909961. (Khavinson group's short-peptide DNA-binding / gene-expression-regulation hypothesis, the mechanistic f… PMID 27909961mechanism / discovery
2021VilonKhavinson VKh, Popovich IG, Linkova NS, Mironova ES, Ilina AR. Peptide regulation of gene expression: a systematic review. Molecules. 2021;26(22):7053. PMID: 34834146. PMID 34834146systematic review
2016VilonLinkova NS, Drobintseva AO, Orlova OA, Kuznetsova EP, Polyakova VO, Kvetnoy IM, Khavinson VKh. Peptide regulation of skin fibroblast functions during their aging in vitro. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2016;161(1):175-178. PMID: 27265131. PMID 27265131preclinical, in vitro
2016VilonKhavinson VKh, Linkova NS, Tarnovskaya SI. Short peptides regulate gene expression. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2016;162(2):288-292. PMID: 27905024. PMID 27905024mechanism / discovery
2014VilonKhavinson VKh, Tendler SM, Vanyushin BF, Kasyanenko NA, Kvetnoy IM, Linkova NS, Ashapkin VV, Polyakova VO. Peptide regulation of gene expression and protein synthesis in bronchial epithelium. Lung. 2014;192(5):781-791. PMID: 24920421. PMID 24920421mechanism / discovery
2003VilonKhavinson VKh, Bondarev IE, Butyugov AA. Epithalon peptide induces telomerase activity and telomere elongation in human somatic cells. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2003;135(6):590-592. PMID: 12937682. PMID 12937682mechanism / discovery
2025VilonWorld Anti-Doping Agency. 2025 WADA Prohibited List. WADA, 2025.regulatory / registry
2013VilonKhavinson VKh, Kuznik BI, Ryzhak GA. Peptide bioregulators: a new class of geroprotectors. Adv Gerontol. 2013;3(2):83-93.bioregulator literature
2012VilonKuznik BI, Khavinson VKh, Linkova NS. Heat shock proteins, peptide bioregulators, and aging. Adv Gerontol. 2012;25(3):371-380.bioregulator literature
2010VilonAnisimov VN, Khavinson VKh. Peptide bioregulation of aging: results and prospects. Biogerontology. 2010;11(2):139-149. PMID: 19609712. PMID 19609712bioregulator literature
2005VilonKhavinson VKh, Malinin VV. Gerontological Aspects of Genome Peptide Regulation. Karger, Basel, 2005.bioregulator literature
2002VilonKhavinson VKh. Peptides and Ageing. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2002;23 Suppl 3:11-144. PMID: 12373186. PMID 12373186bioregulator literature

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Frequently asked

Have Thymalin and Vilon been studied together?

Researchers have published mechanistic-level co-administration discussion of Thymalin and Vilon. No human co-administration trials are catalogued in the Kalios profiles. The pair page lists each compound's classified literature; full citations sit on each individual profile.

What mechanisms do Thymalin and Vilon share?

Thymalin and Vilon do not share a specific mechanism tag on their Kalios profiles. They appear on the same pair page because at least one profile lists the other in its co-administration data.

What is the FDA status of Thymalin and Vilon?

Thymalin: Not approved (US). Vilon: Not approved. FDA-status text is pulled verbatim from each compound profile. See /fda-pcac-2026.html for the broader FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee context.

Where can I find the full research on Thymalin and Vilon?

Full citation lists, dosing tables from the literature, reconstitution data, and the FDA / WADA status are on the individual compound profiles: the Thymalin profile and the Vilon profile. The Kalios Stack Research Tool hub lists every compound covered.

Last updated: April 2026