Peptide dose ranges from published studies

Pick a peptide to see the lowest, most used and highest amounts that published studies gave, with a link to every study. Each peptide has a proof grade so you can see how strong the evidence is.

5-Amino-1MQ5A1MQ, 5-amino-1-methylquinolinium, NNMT inhibitorAnimal studies onlyWeight and blood sugarGrowth hormone and muscleFat loss and aging muscle. In mice it cut body weight and fat, and grew stronger muscle in old mice. Not a peptide.Common use: 50 mg to 100 mg per doseAICARacadesine, AICA-riboside, AICA ribosideHuman trialsWeight and blood sugarBlood sugar and how muscle uses fuel. In people it raised muscle sugar uptake and lowered liver sugar output. Not a peptide.Common use: 10 mg to 25 mg per doseAOD-9604AOD9604, hGH fragment 176-191 (Tyr-modified), Tyr-hGH 177-191Human trialsWeight and blood sugarHealing and recoveryFat loss, from a piece of growth hormone. Cut weight gain in obese rats and mice. Also tested on knee cartilage in rabbits.Common use: 250 mcg to 500 mcg per doseARA-290cibinetide, pHBSP, pyroglutamate helix B surface peptideHuman trialsHealing and recoveryWeight and blood sugarNerve pain and nerve damage, in sarcoidosis and diabetes. Human trials showed better nerve symptoms.Common use: 1 mg to 4 mg per doseB7-33single-chain relaxin-2 B-chain analogue, H2 relaxin B7-33Animal studies onlyHeart, blood vessels and energyHealing and recoveryHeart and lung scarring (fibrosis), from relaxin. Rat and mouse studies.Common use: 100 mcg to 750 mcg per doseBPC-157Body Protection Compound 157Small human studiesHealing and recoveryHealing of tendons, the gut and other tissue. Most studies are in rats. A few small human reports, such as knee pain and bladder pain.Common use: 250 mcg to 500 mcg per doseBronchogenAEDL, Ala-Glu-Asp-LeuAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsImmune system and inflammationThe lungs. In rats with COPD-like lung damage it reversed airway damage and lowered lung inflammation. No human trials.Common use: 10 mg per doseCagrilintideNN9838, AM833, long-acting amylin analogue (in CagriSema)Human trialsWeight and blood sugarWeight loss, alone and paired with semaglutide. Human trials showed lower body weight and HbA1c.Common use: 250 mcg to 4.5 mg per doseCardiogenAEDR, Ala-Glu-Asp-ArgAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsHeart, blood vessels and energyThe heart. Grew heart tissue in a dish and slowed tumors in old rats. No human trials.Common use: 1 mg to 10 mg per doseCartalaxAED, Ala-Glu-Asp, T-31Animal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsHealing and recoveryCartilage and bone. Slowed bone loss in rats and helped old rat kidneys. No human trials.Common use: 700 mcg to 10 mg per doseChonlutenEDG, Glu-Asp-Gly, T-34Animal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsImmune system and inflammationThe stomach and airways. Lowered inflammation signals in cells and helped stomach ulcer models. No human trials.Common use: 10 mg per doseCJC-1295CJC-1295 with DACHuman trialsGrowth hormone and muscleRaising growth hormone and IGF-1 for days at a time. Tested in healthy adults.Common use: 100 mcg to 2 mg per doseCortagenAEDP, Ala-Glu-Asp-ProAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsBrain, mood and sleepThe brain and nerves. Sped up nerve regrowth in rats and helped brain recovery. No human trials.Common use: 10 mg per doseDSIPdelta sleep-inducing peptide, emideltide, DeltaranHuman trialsBrain, mood and sleepSleep. Small human studies found longer, less broken sleep, including in people with insomnia.Common use: 100 mcg to 500 mcg per doseEpithalonEpitalon, AEDGAnimal studies onlyAging and longevityAging and tumors. In mice and rats it lowered tumor rates. From the same Russian group as the bioregulators.Common use: 2 mg to 15 mg per doseFOXO4-DRIFOXO4 D-Retro-Inverso, FOXO4-DRI peptideAnimal studies onlyAging and longevityClearing old, worn-out cells. In old mice, fitness, fur and kidney function came back.Common use: 250 mcg to 3 mg per doseGHK-CuCopper peptideAnimal studies onlySkin and hairHealing and recoverySkin and wound healing. A copper peptide. Helped wounds close in rats. Human wound trials found little difference.Common use: 1 mg to 2 mg per doseGHRP-2Pralmorelin, KP-102, GPA-748Human trialsGrowth hormone and muscleRaising growth hormone, often used as a test of the pituitary. Human studies.Common use: 100 mcg to 300 mcg per doseGHRP-6Growth hormone releasing peptide 6, SK&F 110679Small human studiesGrowth hormone and muscleRaising growth hormone. Human studies looked at how it works in the brain and how fast it clears.Common use: 100 mcg to 300 mcg per doseGonadorelinGnRH, LHRH, Factrel, Lutrepulse, KryptocurSmall human studiesSex hormones and fertilityFertility. It triggers LH and FSH. Human studies helped restart periods and sperm making.Common use: 100 mcg to 300 mcg per doseHCGHuman chorionic gonadotropin, chorionic gonadotropin, Pregnyl, NovarelHuman trialsSex hormones and fertilityFertility and testosterone. An approved drug. Human studies raised testosterone inside the testes.Common use: 250 IU to 4,000 IU per doseHexarelinExamorelin, EP-23905Small human studiesGrowth hormone and muscleHeart, blood vessels and energyRaising growth hormone, in young and older adults. Human studies.Common use: 100 mcg to 200 mcg per doseHGH Fragment 176-191AOD9604, AOD-9604, hGH fragment 177-191Animal studies onlyWeight and blood sugarHealing and recoveryFat loss, from the end piece of growth hormone. Cut weight and fat in obese rats and mice, and was tested on rabbit cartilage.Common use: 250 mcg to 500 mcg per doseHumaninHN, S14G-humanin, HNGAnimal studies onlyAging and longevityBrain, mood and sleepHeart, blood vessels and energyProtecting cells under stress. Rat studies on the heart after a heart attack and on brain cells.Common use: 1 mg to 3 mg per doseIGF-1mecasermin, Increlex, rhIGF-I, insulin-like growth factor 1Human trialsGrowth hormone and muscleWeight and blood sugarGrowth and blood sugar. An approved drug for children who lack IGF-1. Human trials also tested it in diabetes.Common use: See schedule per doseIGF-1 DESdes(1-3)IGF-I, des-IGF-I, truncated IGF-IAnimal studies onlyGrowth hormone and muscleA shorter, faster-acting IGF-1. Rat studies on growth, weight gain and the gut lining.Common use: 30 mcg to 100 mcg per doseIGF-1 LR3LR3IGF-I, Long R3 IGF-I, long[Arg3] IGF-IAnimal studies onlyGrowth hormone and muscleA longer-lasting IGF-1. Rat studies on growth and weight gain.Common use: 20 mcg to 80 mcg per doseIpamorelinNNC 26-0161Small human studiesGrowth hormone and muscleRaising growth hormone. Human studies showed a clean GH rise with no cortisol rise. Also tested for gut recovery after surgery.Common use: 200 mcg to 300 mcg per doseKisspeptin-10Metastin 45-54Small human studiesSex hormones and fertilityTurning on the hormones that run fertility (LH and FSH). Human studies in men and women.Common use: 100 mcg to 200 mcg per doseKPVLys-Pro-ValAnimal studies onlyHealing and recoveryImmune system and inflammationGut inflammation (colitis). In mice it calmed colitis. Also tested on eye surface healing in rabbits.Common use: 200 mcg to 500 mcg per doseLivagenKEDA, Lys-Glu-Asp-AlaAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsAging and longevityThe liver and gut. In old rats it moved gut and liver cell activity toward young levels. No human trials.Common use: 1 mg to 5 mg per doseLL-37cathelicidin, hCAP-18 fragment, CAP18, ropocamptideHuman trialsImmune system and inflammationSkin and hairFighting germs and healing leg ulcers. Human wound trials gave mixed results.Common use: 50 mcg to 300 mcg per doseMGFmechano growth factor, IGF-1Ec, MGF C24E, MGF C25E, PEG-MGFAnimal studies onlyGrowth hormone and muscleHealing and recoveryMuscle and tendon repair. Animal studies on cartilage, tendons and bruised muscle.Common use: 200 mcg to 400 mcg per doseMOTS-cAnimal studies onlyAging and longevityWeight and blood sugarMetabolism and exercise capacity. In mice it prevented weight gain on a fatty diet and improved running in old mice.Common use: 5 mg per doseNAD+Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotideSmall human studiesAging and longevityHeart, blood vessels and energyCell energy and aging. Small human studies on how it moves through the body. Not a peptide.Common use: 20 mg to 100 mg per doseOvagenEDL, Glu-Asp-Leu, T-35Animal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsThe liver and kidneys. Protected rat kidneys from damage. No human trials.Common use: 10 mg per doseOxytocinPitocin, SyntocinonHuman trialsBrain, mood and sleepSex hormones and fertilitySocial behavior, including in autism and Prader-Willi syndrome. Large human trials mostly found no effect.Common use: 100 mcg to 400 mcg per dosePancragenKEDW, Lys-Glu-Asp-Trp-NH2, pancrageneAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsWeight and blood sugarThe pancreas and blood sugar. Lowered blood sugar in older people with diabetes and in monkeys.Common use: 10 mg per dosePinealonEDR, Glu-Asp-ArgAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsBrain, mood and sleepThe brain. Small Russian human studies on mood and biological age markers.Common use: 200 mcg to 5 mg per doseProstamaxKEDP, Lys-Glu-Asp-ProAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsThe prostate. Grew prostate tissue in a dish. No human trials.Common use: 10 mg per dosePT-141BremelanotideHuman trialsSex hormones and fertilityLow sexual desire. An approved drug for women (bremelanotide). Also tested for erections in men.Common use: 500 mcg to 2 mg per doseRetatrutideLY3437943Human trialsWeight and blood sugarWeight loss and type 2 diabetes. In human trials it lowered body weight and HbA1c (3-month blood sugar).Common use: 1 mg to 12 mg per doseSelankAnimal studies onlyBrain, mood and sleepAnxiety. Russian human studies found it calmed anxiety about as well as a common anti-anxiety drug.Common use: 250 mcg to 400 mcg per doseSemaglutideHuman trialsWeight and blood sugarHeart, blood vessels and energyType 2 diabetes, weight loss and heart risk. An approved drug. Human trials showed lower blood sugar, weight and fewer heart events.Common use: 250 mcg to 2.4 mg per doseSemaxSmall human studiesBrain, mood and sleepStroke recovery and brain function. Russian human studies showed better recovery and higher BDNF after stroke.Common use: 300 mcg to 800 mcg per doseSermorelinGRF 1-29Small human studiesGrowth hormone and muscleRaising growth hormone in older adults and in children who grow slowly. Raised night-time GH in human studies.Common use: 200 mcg to 500 mcg per doseSS-31ElamipretideHuman trialsHeart, blood vessels and energyAging and longevityMitochondria (the cell's energy makers). Human trials in heart failure and mitochondrial muscle disease.Common use: 5 mg to 40 mg per doseTB-500Thymosin Beta-4Human trialsHealing and recoveryHeart, blood vessels and energyTissue repair and wound healing, from thymosin beta-4. Human safety trials, plus animal heart and wound studies.Common use: 1 mg to 2 mg per doseTesamorelinTH9507Human trialsGrowth hormone and muscleWeight and blood sugarBelly fat in people with HIV. An approved drug. It raises growth hormone and IGF-1 and cut deep belly fat in human trials.Common use: 1 mg to 2 mg per doseThymagenThymogen, Glu-Trp, EW dipeptide, oglufanide, IM862Human trialsSingle-organ bioregulatorsImmune system and inflammationThe thymus and immune system. Human trials in hepatitis C and cancer (as oglufanide) gave mixed results.Common use: 10 mcg to 10 mg per doseThymosin Alpha-1ThymalfasinHuman trialsImmune system and inflammationBoosting the immune system. An approved drug in some countries. Human trials in hepatitis B and C.Common use: 1.6 mg to 3.2 mg per doseTirzepatideLY3298176Human trialsWeight and blood sugarType 2 diabetes and weight loss. An approved drug. Human trials showed lower HbA1c and body weight.Common use: 2.5 mg to 15 mg per doseVesugenKED, Lys-Glu-Asp, vezugen, T-38Animal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsHeart, blood vessels and energyBlood vessels. Small Russian human studies on biological age markers and mood.Common use: 10 mcg to 10 mg per doseVilonKE, Lys-GluAnimal studies onlySingle-organ bioregulatorsAging and longevityImmune system and inflammationThe immune system and aging. Longer life in mice, and added to diabetes care in Russian human studies.Common use: 100 mcg to 10 mg per dose