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Editorial source checks: 55 of 55 profiles. These are bounded source assessments, not completed reviews of every claim or related guide. Evidence depends on the indication, preparation and outcome; US product status is assessed separately. A source check is not clinical review.
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5-Amino-1MQ: NNMT Research, Mouse Findings & Human Evidence
Also known as 5-Amino-1-methylquinolinium · NNMT Inhibitor · 5A1MQ
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Small-molecule NNMT inhibitor, not a peptide. Cell and obese-mouse findings do not establish human dosing, oral pharmacokinetics or treatment outcomes; US product status remains unassessed.
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AOD-9604: Human Trials, Fat-Loss Research & FDA Context
Also known as Advanced Obesity Drug 9604 · Anti-Obesity Drug · hGH Fragment 176-191
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Oral obesity studies and later LAT8881 pain trials are human research, with no established routine injection benefit. FDA states the assessed free-base/acetate forms are not approved-drug components; GRAS food claims are separate.
Metabolic healthRead reference - COMPOUND PROFILE
ARA-290: Human Evidence, Product Context & Safety
Also known as Cibinetide · Innate Repair Receptor Agonist
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Cibinetide is an 11-amino-acid EPO-derived peptide. Small sarcoidosis trials show selected nerve-fiber signals but not consistent between-group pain benefit; serious adverse events and short follow-up limit safety conclusions. US product records not fully adjudicated.
Muscle, bone & recoveryRead reference - COMPOUND PROFILE
Argireline: Research Findings, Evidence Limits & Safety
Also known as Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 · Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Amide · Acetyl Hexapeptide-3
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Small topical wrinkle trials are positive; penetration is formulation-dependent and clinical Botox equivalence is unestablished. The 2025 expert-panel safety conclusion is bounded to described use up to 0.005% active, not unlimited strength. Complete current US product status not adjudicated.
Skin & hairRead reference - COMPOUND PROFILE
BPC-157: Human Evidence, Research Limits & Safety
Also known as Body Protection Compound-157 · Pentadecapeptide BPC 157
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Limited human reports and a rectal-trial account do not establish a general treatment effect. FDA states the assessed free-base and acetate forms are not components of approved drugs; pending policy review is separate.
Muscle, bone & recoveryRead reference - COMPOUND PROFILE
Cerebrolysin: Research, Benefits, Dosage & Safety [2026]
Also known as Cerebrolysin Injection · Porcine Brain Peptide · Neurotrophic Peptide Mixture
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Human mixture studies include positive rehabilitation and TBI findings, neutral acute-stroke outcomes and safety qualifications. Austrian product information and manufacturer US nonapproval statements are not an independent current FDA adjudication.
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CJC-1295 DAC: Identity, Human Trials & Safety Limits
Also known as CJC-1295 with Drug Affinity Complex · DAC:GRF
Source checked · 2026-10-26
A related CJC reference route, with long-acting hormone data and unresolved product-form questions.
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CJC-1295: Identity, Human Trials & Safety Limits
Also known as CJC-1295 DAC · DAC:GRF
Source checked · 2026-10-26
Short GH/IGF-I studies concern long-acting material; DAC and salt identities matter.
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Collagen Peptides: Research Findings, Evidence Limits & Safety
Also known as Hydrolyzed Collagen · Collagen Hydrolysate · Collagen Amino Acids
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Selected oral skin/joint/bone trials are positive, with neutral endpoints and material-specific doses. A 2025 skin meta-analysis raises quality/funding concerns; later positive trials remain separate. Nutritional mixtures differ from injected products; current US product records not fully adjudicated.
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Dihexa: Animal Research, Retraction Record & Human Evidence Gaps
Also known as N-Hexanoic-Tyr-Ile-(6) Aminohexanoic Amide · Angiotensin IV Analog · Cognitive Peptide
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Mixed animal findings: the 2014 mechanism paper was retracted in 2025, and the 2013 development paper has a 2021 notice of concern. No validated human dosing or cognitive efficacy was identified in the reviewed sources; US product records were not fully adjudicated.
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DSIP: Sleep Research, Benefits, Dosage & Safety [2026]
Also known as Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide · DSIP Acetate · Emideltide
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Small human IV studies show mixed sleep findings; subcutaneous and long-term outcomes remain separate. FDA states the assessed emideltide free-base/acetate forms are not approved-drug components.
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Dulaglutide (Trulicity): Diabetes, Weight Evidence & Safety
Also known as Trulicity
Source checked · 2026-10-26
Trulicity evidence concerns type 2 diabetes; this is not a weight-loss indication.
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Epithalon: Telomeres, Anti-Aging Benefits & Dosage Guide [2026]
Also known as Epitalon · Epithalon Acetate · AEDG
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Small retinal and circadian-biomarker reports do not demonstrate longer human lifespan or clinical insomnia relief. FDA’s 2026 assessment distinguishes free base and acetate and states neither is an approved-drug component; compounding policy is separate.
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Exenatide: Byetta, Bydureon Doses, Diabetes & Evidence
Also known as GLP-1 Agonist · Byetta · Bydureon
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Byetta and Bydureon BCise have type 2 diabetes indications, different dosing and product-specific warnings. Weight changes are not an obesity approval; EXSCEL met cardiovascular noninferiority but not superiority.
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Follistatin-344: Research Findings, Evidence Limits & Safety
Also known as FS344 · Follistatin · Myostatin Inhibitor
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Small human gene-transfer studies report some walking/biopsy benefits, neutral outcomes and design limits. Gene vectors, processed isoforms and injected protein are different interventions; newer plasmid registrations have no posted results. Current US protein-product status was not fully adjudicated.
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FOXO4-DRI: Research Findings, Evidence Limits & Safety
Also known as FOXO4 D-retro-inverso peptide
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Original academic cell/mouse research reports selected tissue-function and frailty-related benefits, not human aging reversal. Exact-term ClinicalTrials.gov search returned no studies with search limits; no clinical nasal/subcutaneous regimen or complete current US product adjudication.
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GHK-Cu: Topical Human Studies, Hair Research & Safety
Also known as Copper Peptide · GHK-Copper · Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine:Copper(II)
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Formulation-specific topical human results, including a small eyebrow study, do not establish injectable efficacy. FDA Category 1 context excludes injectable routes; no approval status inferred.
Skin & hairRead reference - COMPOUND PROFILE
GHRP-2: Human Research, Hormone Effects & Safety Limits
Also known as Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-2 · Pralmorelin
Source checked · 2026-10-26
Diagnostic and food-intake experiments do not establish a routine weight-loss or performance regimen.
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GHRP-6: Human Research, Hormone Effects & Safety Limits
Also known as Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-6 · GHRP6
Source checked · 2026-10-26
Acute human hormone/sleep results and preclinical findings answer different questions.
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Gonadorelin: Human Evidence, Product Context & Safety
Also known as GnRH · Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone · LHRH
Source checked · 2026-10-27
FDA human Factrel and Lutrepulse application products are discontinued in the reviewed dataset. Pulsatile-pump infertility research and dated Canadian product information do not validate occasional TRT add-on injections or establish current US supply.
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Hexarelin: Human GH, Sleep & Cardiac Research Evidence
Also known as Exarelin · Growth Hormone Secretagogue
Source checked · 2026-10-26
Human hormone, sleep and acute cardiac studies do not establish a routine muscle-building, sleep or chronic cardiac treatment.
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Humanin: Cell, Animal & Biomarker Evidence, Safety
Also known as Humanin-derived peptide · Mitochondrial-derived peptide · HN
Source checked · 2026-10-27
Cell and animal treatment findings; human comparisons are biomarkers, not administered-human efficacy trials. HNG increased some metabolic measures but did not significantly extend female mouse lifespan. No validated human regimen or complete US product adjudication.
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IGF-1 LR3: Identity, Anabolic Research & Human Evidence Limits
Also known as Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Long R3 · Long R3 IGF-1 · IGF-1 Variant
Source checked · 2026-10-27
LR3 cell and rat findings are distinct from native IGF-I and the mecasermin label. Human muscle-gain estimates and a 20–30-hour human half-life are not established by the cited studies; LR3 US product status not inferred from mecasermin.
Muscle, bone & recoveryRead reference - COMPOUND PROFILE
Ipamorelin: Human Studies, Selectivity & Safety Limits
Also known as NNC 26-0161
Source checked · 2026-10-26
Human IV studies and preclinical selectivity do not establish chronic home-injection safety.
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