Healing and recovery
Compounds used for injury, tendon, joint, and gut repair.
PDA (pentadeca arginate) is a more stable, arginate-salt cousin of BPC-157. In plain terms: it aims to do the same repair job, healing gut, tendon, and muscle, while lasting longer in the body. It is very new.
GLOW is a pre-mixed blend of three peptides: GHK-Cu for skin, plus BPC-157 and TB-500 for tissue repair. In plain terms: it bundles a skin-and-healing stack into one injection.
KLOW is the GLOW blend (GHK-Cu, BPC-157, TB-500) with KPV added for extra anti-inflammatory effect. In plain terms: it is an all-in-one recovery-and-skin stack in a single shot.
KPV is a tripeptide, the three-amino-acid tail (lysine-proline-valine) of the hormone alpha-MSH, minus the part that causes tanning. In plain terms: it carries alpha-MSH's anti-inflammatory action to calm the gut and skin without darkening skin. There are no human trials yet.
ARA-290 (cibinetide) is an 11-amino-acid peptide carved from the tissue-protective part of erythropoietin (EPO), the hormone that makes red blood cells. In plain terms: it keeps only EPO's healing, anti-inflammatory side, switching on a 'repair receptor' in injured nerves and tissue without thickening the blood. It reached real human trials for nerve pain.
VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) is a natural 28-amino-acid signaling peptide found in the gut, lungs, and nerves. In plain terms: it relaxes blood vessels and airways and calms the immune system, which is why a nasal-spray form is used to try to quiet chronic inflammation, though it can lower blood pressure.
Larazotide is an 8-amino-acid peptide that tightens the junctions between the cells lining your gut. In plain terms: it works locally in the intestine to seal a 'leaky' gut barrier and has been studied mainly for celiac disease. It is not absorbed into the body.
Pentosan polysulfate is a semi-synthetic sugar-based molecule, not a peptide, that acts like the natural lubricants in joints and the bladder lining. In plain terms: it coats and calms irritated tissue, used for arthritis and painful bladder. It is a prescription drug for some uses.
Cerebrolysin is a mixture of small peptides and amino acids extracted from pig brain tissue, rich in nerve-growth signals. In plain terms: injected in cycles, it feeds and protects brain cells, and it has the strongest human evidence in this group for stroke and dementia recovery.
Cortagen is a short peptide 'bioregulator' from the Russian Khavinson family, based on a brain-tissue peptide. In plain terms: it is taken in courses for nerve and tissue recovery, but there is very little real human research behind it.
Cartalax is a 3-amino-acid 'bioregulator' from the Russian Khavinson family. In plain terms: it is marketed for cartilage and joint health, but there is very little real human research behind it.
Ovagen is a short peptide 'bioregulator' from the Russian Khavinson family. In plain terms: it is marketed for liver and digestive support, but there is very little real human research behind it.
Chonluten is a 3-amino-acid 'bioregulator' from the Russian Khavinson family. In plain terms: it is marketed for lung and gut-lining support, but there is very little real human research behind it.
Cerluten is a peptide 'bioregulator' from the Russian Khavinson family, drawn from nerve tissue. In plain terms: it is marketed for brain and nervous-system support, but there is very little real human research behind it.
Sigumir is a peptide 'bioregulator' from the Russian Khavinson family, drawn from cartilage. In plain terms: it is marketed for bone, joint, and cartilage health, but there is very little real human research behind it.