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Chitomur_Dosage, benefits & legal status

Also known as A-12, peptide complex A-12, bladder peptide bioregulator, Chitomur lingual

Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 4, 2026

An animal-tissue extract for the bladder, sold as capsules.

Bladder & agingTissue peptide extractResearch only
DoseResearch only
FrequencyDaily, in 10-30 day courses
RouteBy mouth (oral)
StatusResearch only
CycledDaily for 10 to 30 days, then a long break, repeated a few times a year

Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.

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01

What is Chitomur?

Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.

Overview

A capsule made from calf bladder tissue, sold for bladder control and urinary problems. New urinary symptoms are worth getting checked before trying anything unstudied.

The technical version

Cytomax peptide fraction A-12, extracted from bovine bladder wall tissue of animals under twelve months. Proposed mechanism is tissue-specific modulation of gene expression in urothelial and detrusor cells. No controlled human efficacy data has been published outside the originating Russian research program.

What it's used for

An oral tissue extract marketed for bladder function, urinary control and night-time waking.

02

How does Chitomur work?

What it does in the body, and where.

Chitomur is a mixture of small peptides pulled from bladder wall tissue, usually from calves under a year old.

  1. 01
    Drawn from calf bladder tissue
    A Cytomax, extracted from the bladder wall of animals under twelve months. Each capsule is described as containing around 10 mg of peptide fractions.
  2. 02
    The claim is selective action on bladder cells
    Marketing describes the peptides supporting the lining and the muscle of the bladder wall, improving control. That is a mechanism proposal and has not been demonstrated in people.
  3. 03
    Vesilute is the synthetic counterpart, and this library has it
    Vesilute is the Cytogen version, the dipeptide ED. Extract and synthetic peptide are different products with separate evidence.
03

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.

  • Supporting bladder wall function, taken orallyResearch only
  • Urinary incontinence and overactive bladder, in Russian clinical practicenone
  • Cystitis and recurrent urinary infectionnone
  • Paired with Libidon or Pielotax in urinary coursesnone

The published record

Research index

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Papers and trials about Chitomur

2 papers tagged human · 1 not reviews or lab · 1 clinical trial publications

Furthest stage reached: Published trials only, 1 clinical trial publication, no phased trial registered

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In animals1
In the lab1
Reviews0
Senior author shareSpread across many groups

Evidence summary

Counted from Europe PMC indexing, not read by a person; a human tag can land on reviews, commentary or lab papers; clinical trial publications is the narrower count.

Chitomur vial rendering
Compound field notes

At a glance

Four things to know about Chitomur

01

Evidence

Research only

02

Category

Healing and recovery

03

Common vial

Varies

04

Half-life

Nothing published

04

How much, and do you cycle it?

The range, and whether you take breaks.

Research only, daily, in 10-30 day courses. Daily for 10 to 30 days, then a long break, repeated a few times a year Community practice

The course pattern comes from Russian practice. Suppliers describe the effect as lasting six to twelve months after a course, which is a claim from the sellers rather than a measured result.

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05

How long does it stay in the body?

The half-life, and where the figure comes from.

Nothing publishedNo figure

No half-life has ever been published for any of the Russian bioregulator peptides, in people or in animals. The research behind them, mostly from one group in St Petersburg, measures effects on tissue, gene activity and lifespan. None of it measures how long the peptide stays in the body.

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06

What does it cost?

Typical dose and cost, in plain numbers.

Chitomur is not injected

It is taken by mouth (oral). Sold as capsules, so there is nothing to reconstitute and the calculator does not apply. No dose has been established in a published human study.

Cost per month
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Cost per dose
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Typical dose
10 mg–20 mg / dayCommunity practice
07

How do you store it?

Before mixing, and after.

Room temperature. Cool, dry, out of light.

Chitomur is taken as a pill or capsule. Keep it in its original container at room temperature, away from heat, humidity, and direct sun. No fridge or mixing needed. Check the expiration date on the bottle.

08

What are the side effects and cautions?

Known cautions and warnings for this compound.

Who should avoid it

Check these before anything else.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • A known allergy to bovine products
  • Any urinary symptom that has not been assessed, since blood in the urine and new incontinence both have causes worth finding

Stop and get help

These are emergencies. Seek care.
  • Blood in the urine
  • Fever with back or flank pain, which can signal a kidney infection
  • Any allergic reaction
  • Inability to pass urine, which is a medical emergency

Common effects

Expected, and usually mild.
  • No side effects are reported by the manufacturer.
  • Nobody has run the kind of monitored trial that would find them, so the absence is a gap rather than a finding.

Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.

09

Is Chitomur approved?

And where the numbers on this page come from.

No. Chitomur is not approved for any use, anywhere. It is sold labeled for laboratory research only, and there is no legal route to buy it for human use.

  • Approval status
    Research only
  • Route
    By mouth (oral)
  • Checked
    24 August 2026
  • Dose
    From community reports. No regulator or trial established this dose.
  • Vial size
    From what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
  • Sources
    None traced yet.

What has happened recently

Not approved for any medical use in the US, Europe or Australia. Sold as a dietary supplement in some markets and as a research item in others. Registration in Russia does not carry over.

Guides for this compound

Sources

No primary source has been traced for this compound yet. Treat everything on this page as unverified until one is. How we grade evidence

Beyond these, 3 records are indexed. Browse the records