Estado actual de biomoduladores del timo

Abstract

The thymus is a single, medium-sized cervicothoracic organ located at the base of the neck and upper part of the mediastinum. Together with the bone marrow, it is one of the two primary organs of the immune system and its function is mainly in neonates and infants. It regresses after puberty, although some authors suggest that involution can begin in the final stage of childhood when the main lymphoid tissues are adequately developed. It intervenes synergistically with other internal secretion glands such as the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, to produce substances necessary for the general development of the organism; these substances are known as biomodulators, since their main function is to control and modulate its correct functioning. With the appearance of diseases that attack the immune system, the need to create new alternatives for their treatment has increased; through research and experimentation, biomodulators capable of balancing and strengthening the immune system have been developed against these conditions; always natural in origin, be it vegetable, animal or mineral, the methods used for its extraction, isolation and purification are diverse, the most used are through experimentation on animals and laboratory culture.