Adipotide_
Also known as FTPP, prohibitin-targeting peptide
An experimental fat-loss peptide considered dangerous, with no safe human use.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is Adipotide?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
Adipotide is an experimental peptide that homes to the blood vessels feeding fat tissue and triggers them to die. In plain terms: by starving fat of its blood supply it caused dramatic fat loss in animals, but it also damaged kidneys, so it is considered dangerous with essentially no safe human use.
What it's used for
An experimental fat-loss peptide that cuts off the blood supply to fat tissue, with dramatic fat loss in animals.
How does Adipotide work?
What it does in the body, and where.Adipotide does not affect metabolism at all. It kills the blood supply that fat tissue depends on, and that difference is the whole story.
- 01It homes to blood vessels feeding fat tissueOne half of the molecule finds a marker found on those vessels specifically.
- 02The other half triggers those vessels to dieA pro-apoptotic sequence that destroys the cell it has been delivered into.
- 03Fat tissue is starved of blood supplyObese monkeys lost substantial weight rapidly, which is why it drew attention.
- 04Kidneys were damaged in the same studiesThe kidney has a dense vascular bed and was affected too. The phase 1 human trial was terminated.
- 05It is here for reference, not as an optionA compound designed to kill blood vessels, which did damage kidneys, and which no human trial has shown to work.
Where this compound is thought to act.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Rapid fat loss by cutting off the blood supply to fat tissueResearch only
- It caused kidney damage in animal studies and never reached meaningful human use, so nothing here is establishedResearch only
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.Research only, research only. No schedule existsNo range
Never given to people under any published protocol. The 28-day primate study found dose-dependent kidney damage, and development did not continue past a 2012 announcement of first human dosing. There is no cycle because there is no established use.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Your draw
20 / 100 unitsHow do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized Adipotide keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.22 July 2026Never progressed to meaningful human use. In primate studies it caused kidney damage, which is the finding that ended interest in it. There is no established safe human dose.
Who should avoid it
- Any kidney problem, since kidney damage was the main finding in animal studies
- There is no established safe human use at all
Stop and get help
- Reduced urination, swelling, or unusual fatigue, which can signal kidney trouble
- Signs of dehydration
- Signs of an allergic reaction such as face or throat swelling, hives, or trouble breathing
Common effects
- Kidney strain is the primary documented risk
- Dehydration
- No reliable human safety data exists
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is Adipotide approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.No. Not FDA-approved.
Never progressed to meaningful human use. In primate studies it caused kidney damage, which is the finding that ended interest in it. There is no established safe human dose.
- DoseFrom research and community reports. No regulator has reviewed this dose.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Reviewed22 July 2026
What else is like Adipotide?
Others in Weight loss and metabolic, side by side.If you're weighing Adipotide, it's worth reading Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and Retatrutide in the same class.
An experimental fat-loss peptide considered dangerous, with no safe human use.
- Dose
- Research only
- How often
- Research only
The drug in Ozempic and Wegovy: a weekly shot that curbs hunger for steady weight loss.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 2.4 mg per week (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Weekly
The drug in Mounjaro and Zepbound: a weekly shot for major weight loss and blood sugar.
- Dose
- 2.5 up to 15 mg per week (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Weekly
An experimental weekly shot with some of the biggest weight-loss numbers yet in trials.
- Dose
- 1 up to 12 mg per dose (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Weekly
10What these words mean
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What these words mean
- Titrate
- Starting at a low dose and increasing it slowly over time so your body adjusts and side effects stay mild.
- Subcutaneous
- An injection just under the skin, into the fat layer, usually with a short, thin insulin needle.
- Intramuscular (IM)
- An injection into a muscle, using a longer needle.
- Reconstitution
- Mixing a powdered peptide with liquid (bacteriostatic water) so it can be drawn into a syringe.
- Bacteriostatic water
- Sterile water with a tiny amount of preservative, used to mix powdered peptides.
- Concentration
- How strong the mixed peptide is, in milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL). More water makes it weaker; less water makes it stronger.
- Units (on the syringe)
- The marks on an insulin syringe. 100 units equals 1 mL. They measure how much liquid you draw, not the dose in milligrams.
- mcg and mg
- Units of dose. 1 milligram (mg) equals 1,000 micrograms (mcg).
- GLP-1
- A natural gut hormone that lowers appetite and blood sugar. Drugs that copy it, like semaglutide, are used for weight loss.
- Growth hormone secretagogue
- A compound that nudges your body to release more of its own growth hormone, rather than injecting the hormone itself.
- Half-life
- How long a compound stays active in your body. A longer half-life means you inject less often.
- Peptide vs small molecule
- A peptide is a short chain of amino acids. A few items here (like MK-677 or methylene blue) are small molecules, not true peptides, but people use them the same way.
- Research only
- No approved dose or use in people. Sold for research and not reviewed by the FDA for safety or quality.
- Investigational
- Still being tested in clinical trials and not yet approved or legally sold for general use.
- Banned in drug-tested sport
- Prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); using it can disqualify a competing athlete.
Last reviewed 22 July 2026