Peptides for longevity & anti-aging.
Peptides being researched for cellular repair, telomere support, and healthy aging.
Inclusion in this category means the peptide is being researched for this purpose — not that it's proven effective. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Glutathione
Glutathione is a tripeptide (glutamate-cysteine-glycine) that is the body's most abundant and important intracellular antioxidant. It is produced naturally in e...
Read full profileMelatonin
Melatonin is an endogenous hormone produced primarily by the pineal gland in response to darkness, serving as the body's master circadian rhythm regulator. It i...
Read full profileSemaglutide
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist approved by the FDA in multiple formulations: Ozempic (injectable, T2D), Wegovy (injectable, obesity), and Rybelsus (ora...
Read full profileSermorelin
Sermorelin is a synthetic peptide consisting of the first 29 amino acids of the 44-amino-acid growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). It was FDA-approved in 19...
Read full profileThymosin Alpha-1
Thymosin Alpha-1 (Tα1) is a 28-amino acid peptide originally isolated from thymosin fraction 5 of bovine thymus by Allan Goldstein in the 1970s. The synthetic v...
Read full profileCJC-1295 DAC
CJC-1295 with DAC is the original formulation of CJC-1295 that includes a Drug Affinity Complex (DAC) — a maleimidopropionic acid linker that covalently binds t...
Read full profileGHK-Cu
GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide (Gly-His-Lys) first isolated from human plasma in 1973 by Loren Pickart. It is present in blood, saliv...
Read full profileIpamorelin
Ipamorelin is a synthetic pentapeptide growth hormone secretagogue that selectively stimulates GH release from the pituitary gland. It is considered the most se...
Read full profileMod GRF 1-29
CJC-1295 without DAC, also known as Modified GRF (1-29) or tesamorelin-related analog, is a synthetic analog of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) with fou...
Read full profileMOTS-c
MOTS-c is a mitochondrial-derived peptide (MDP) encoded within the 12S rRNA gene of the mitochondrial genome. Discovered in 2015 by Changhan Lee's lab at USC, i...
Read full profileNAD+
NAD+ is a critical coenzyme found in every living cell, essential for hundreds of metabolic reactions including energy production, DNA repair, and sirtuin activ...
Read full profileSS-31
SS-31 (Elamipretide) is a mitochondria-targeted tetrapeptide that selectively concentrates in the inner mitochondrial membrane where it interacts with cardiolip...
Read full profileTB-500
TB-500 is a synthetic peptide fragment corresponding to amino acids 17–23 of Thymosin Beta-4 (Tβ4), a naturally occurring 43-amino acid protein found in high co...
Read full profileThymalin
Thymalin is a polypeptide complex extracted from bovine thymus gland tissue, developed by Vladimir Khavinson and colleagues in the Soviet Union/Russia. It is us...
Read full profileEpitalon
Epitalon (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) is a synthetic tetrapeptide based on epithalamin, a peptide extract from the pineal gland. Developed by Russian gerontologist Vladimi...
Read full profileFOXO4
FOXO4 (Forkhead Box O4) is an endogenous transcription factor, not a therapeutic peptide itself. It belongs to the FOXO family of transcription factors that reg...
Read full profilePinealon
Pinealon is a synthetic tripeptide (Glu-Asp-Arg, or EDR) developed by Russian gerontologist Vladimir Khavinson as part of his bioregulatory peptide program. It ...
Read full profileSNAP-8
SNAP-8 is a synthetic octapeptide cosmetic ingredient designed to reduce the appearance of expression lines and wrinkles by modulating neuromuscular signal tran...
Read full profileFOXO4-DRI
FOXO4-DRI is a D-retro-inverso peptide designed to disrupt the interaction between FOXO4 and p53 in senescent cells. Developed by Peter de Keizer's lab at Erasm...
Read full profileP21
P21 is a small synthetic peptide derived from the active region of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF). It was designed to mimic CNTF's neurotrophic effects whil...
Read full profileSLU-PP-332
SLU-PP-332 is a small molecule agonist of estrogen-related receptors (ERRs), particularly ERRalpha, ERRbeta, and ERRgamma. Developed at Washington University in...
Read full profileTestagen
Testagen is a synthetic tetrapeptide bioregulator (Lys-Glu-Asp-Gly) developed by Russian researcher Vladimir Khavinson, purported to act on gonadal tissue and s...
Read full profileVilon
Vilon is a synthetic dipeptide (Lys-Glu) developed by Vladimir Khavinson as a bioregulator peptide purported to derive from bone marrow and modulate immune func...
Read full profileQuestions to ask your doctor about longevity & anti-aging.
- 01 What peptides, if any, have evidence for my specific longevity & anti-aging goals?
- 02 What lab work should I have done before and during any peptide therapy?
- 03 How would this interact with my current medications or health conditions?
- 04 What's a realistic timeline for results based on the current research?
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