Peptides studied for heart, blood vessels and energy
Heart muscle, blood vessels, scarring and the cell's energy makers (mitochondria). 9 peptides, each with what researchers tested, its proof grade and its dose range.
"Studied for" means what researchers tested. It does not mean it works, or that it is safe or right for anyone. Check the proof grade: many of these were only tested in animals.
B7-33single-chain relaxin-2 B-chain analogue, H2 relaxin B7-33Heart and lung scarring (fibrosis), from relaxin. Rat and mouse studies.Common use: 100 mcg to 750 mcg per doseSS-31ElamipretideMitochondria (the cell's energy makers). Human trials in heart failure and mitochondrial muscle disease.Common use: 5 mg to 40 mg per doseCardiogenAEDR, Ala-Glu-Asp-ArgThe heart. Grew heart tissue in a dish and slowed tumors in old rats. No human trials.Common use: 1 mg to 10 mg per doseHexarelinExamorelin, EP-23905Raising growth hormone, in young and older adults. Human studies.Common use: 100 mcg to 200 mcg per doseHumaninHN, S14G-humanin, HNGProtecting cells under stress. Rat studies on the heart after a heart attack and on brain cells.Common use: 1 mg to 3 mg per doseNAD+Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotideCell energy and aging. Small human studies on how it moves through the body. Not a peptide.Common use: 20 mg to 100 mg per doseSemaglutideType 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 doseTB-500Thymosin Beta-4Tissue 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 doseVesugenKED, Lys-Glu-Asp, vezugen, T-38Blood vessels. Small Russian human studies on biological age markers and mood.Common use: 10 mcg to 10 mg per dose