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Research areas

Peptides by research area

Two ways to explore: peptide by peptide, or by the area each is studied for. Each area summarises the research and state of evidence, then links to the individual entries. Educational only, not medical advice.

Recovery & injury

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Peptides studied in the context of tissue repair, tendon and ligament healing, inflammation, and wound recovery.

Cibinetide · BPC-157 · TB-500 · Thymosin beta-4 · KPV · GHK-Cu · Larazotide acetate

Muscle & growth hormone

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Peptides studied for their effects on the growth hormone / IGF-1 axis, including secretagogues and GHRH analogs explored in research contexts.

CJC-1295 · Ipamorelin · Tesamorelin · Sermorelin · GHRP-2 · GHRP-6 · Hexarelin · Follistatin-344 · IGF-1 LR3 · Ostarine (Enobosarm, MK-2866) · Testolone (RAD-140) · Ligandrol (LGD-4033) · Andarine (S-4) · S-23 · S-40503 · RAD150 (TLB-150) · Ibutamoren (MK-677) · PF-06260414 · YK-11 · GSK2881078 · OPK-88004 (LY2452473) · MK-3984 · GLPG0492 (DT-200) · S-101479 · ACP-105 · AC-262536 · LGD-3303 · LGD-2226 · LGD-2941 · LG121071 · S-1 · TFM-4AS-1 · MK-4541 · BMS-564929 · LY305 · Methasterone (Superdrol) · Methylstenbolone · Dymethazine · Epistane (Methylepitiostanol)

Weight management

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Peptides studied for weight and metabolic effects, from approved incretin medicines to discontinued fat-loss fragments.

Semaglutide · Tirzepatide · Retatrutide · Danuglipron · Orforglipron · CagriSema · Tesamorelin · AOD-9604 · hGH Fragment 176-191 · Liraglutide · Cagrilintide · MariTide · Mazdutide · Pemvidutide · Survodutide · Efpeglenatide · Cardarine (GW-501516) · SLU-PP-332 · 5-Amino-1MQ · Stenabolic (SR9009) · GW-0742 · SR9011 · AICAR (Acadesine) · Levocarnitine · Tesofensine

Skin, hair & cosmetic

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Peptides studied in skin, hair, and pigmentation contexts, from copper-peptide cosmetics to unapproved tanning agents.

GHK-Cu · AHK-Cu · Melanotan I · Melanotan II · SNAP-8 (Acetyl Octapeptide-3) · Vesilute

Cognition, mood & sleep

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Neuropeptides studied for cognition, anxiety, neuroprotection, and sleep. Much of the evidence is regional or preliminary.

Semax · Selank · Cerebrolysin · DSIP · Oxytocin · Pinealon · Cortagen · Dihexa · Noopept · Cortexin · Bromantane · P021

Longevity & cellular health

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Peptides studied for ageing, mitochondrial function, and cellular maintenance. This is an area heavy on hype and light on human evidence.

Urolithin A · Epitalon · MOTS-c · SS-31 · Humanin · FOXO4-DRI · Teriparatide · Abaloparatide · Cardiogen · Livagen · Pancragen · Chonluten · Bronchogen · Cartalax · Methylene Blue · Glutathione · NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)

Immune support

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Peptides studied in immune modulation and host defense. One is approved abroad, the other an endogenous antimicrobial peptide.

Thymosin alpha-1 · LL-37 · Thymalin · Thymogen · Vilon · Crystagen · Ovagen

Sexual & reproductive health

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Peptides studied in the context of libido, erectile function, and the reproductive hormone axis.

Kisspeptin · Melanotan II · PT-141 · Gonadorelin · hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) · Enclomiphene · Oxytocin · Testagen · Prostamax

Approved peptide medicines — verification pilot

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A source-gated pilot of approved peptide medicines and one biologic peptide mixture, verified independently from the imported discovery source.

Exenatide · Pramlintide · Salmon calcitonin · Triptorelin · Goserelin · Cetrorelix · Menotropins (hMG) · Lixisenatide · Buserelin

PeptideGuide source catalog — verification pending

Verification pending92

Complete coverage of compounds discovered in PeptideGuide that still await independent PeptideInfo identity and evidence review.

9-ME-BC · A7 (Angiotensin 1-7) · Abarelix · ACE-031 · Adamax · Adifyline · Adipotide · Alpha-GPC · Altglutide · Anastrozole · BPC-157 Arginate · Argireline · Bonomarlot · Bonothyrk · Ultimate Recovery Stack · Capixyl · Cerluten · Chelohart · Chitomur · CoQ10 · Decorinyl · Delisens · Dermaxyl · Diffuporine · DMT · Ecnoglutide · Endoluten · Eyeliss · Eyeseryl · FGL · Follistatin-315 · GH Synergy Blend · Performance GH Stack · Glandokort · Gotratix · Honluten · IGF-1 DES · Ipamorelin + CJC Blend · Juveleven · Ketamine · Leuphasyl · Libidon · LSD · Matrixyl · Matrixyl 3000 · Matrixyl Synthe'6 · MDMA · Melitane · Metformin · MGF · CJC-1295 DAC · Lash Peptide · NAC · GIP (Native) · GLP-1 (Native) · Orexin-A · PACAP · PEG-MGF · Pielotax · Progeline · Psilocybin · PTD-DBM · Rapamycin · RG-3 · Rigin · Sigumir · Spermidine · Stamakort · Suprefort · Svetinorm · Syn-Ake · Syn-Coll · Synapsin · Taxorest · Telangyn · Telmisartan · Testoluten · THF-γ2 · Thymopentin (TP-5) · Thymuline · Thyreogen · U-74389G · UBT251 · Uplevity · Ventfort · Vesugen · Vincerten · VIP · Visoluten · Vladonix · The Wolverine Blend · Zhenoluten

Approved non-peptide medicines

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Defined small-molecule medicines that appeared in the source peptide catalog but must be classified and read as non-peptides.

Tadalafil · Ezetimibe