Vascular Health

Every compound in the sci-wiki that affects vascular health; the ones you can source are floated to the front, then the reference-only entries. Tap any for the full entry, mechanism, and outlets.

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Bioregulator

Cardiogen

Cardiogen is a synthetic short peptide marketed as a 'peptide bioregulator' aimed at the cardiovascular system. It belongs to a family of low-molecular-weight peptides developed by Vladimir Khavinson and colleagues at the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology in Russia, who proposed that such peptides help normalize the function of specific tissues as the body ages. Cardiogen is sold as a dietary supplement rather than an approved drug, and rigorous, independent clinical evidence for it is limited.

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Copper Peptide

AHK-Cu

AHK (Tripeptide-3) is a copper-binding signal peptide, the alanine-histidine-lysine tripeptide prized in advanced hair and skin formulations. Its histidine and lysine residues grip copper to form the bioactive complex AHK-Cu, which has been shown to lengthen human hair follicles and energize the dermal papilla cells that drive hair growth. A close cousin of the celebrated copper peptide GHK, it is sought out as a next-level cosmetic peptide for hair density, skin renewal, and regeneration.

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Peptide

Adipotide

Adipotide, also known as prohibitin-targeting peptide-1, is an experimental peptide designed to cause weight loss by destroying the blood supply of white fat. It works by homing to the vasculature that feeds fat tissue and triggering the death of those blood vessels, which starves the surrounding fat cells. Developed in academic cancer-research laboratories, it produced rapid weight loss in obese mice and monkeys but remains investigational and has not been approved for human use.

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