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peptides seemed to have popped up about 10 years ago.... now we've got probably over 100 common peptides that are used for various things, here is a sample:

1) PT-141 is a peptide that releases sex hormone into the blood and literally makes you horny, and its primary use is for premenopausal women that have low sex drive.

2) PNC-27 is a peptide that supposedly attaches to the cell membrane of tumor cells and performs cell lysis (death) of the tumor cell, and it's supposedly affects many different kinds of tumor cells: breast, pancreatic, lung, colon, ovarian, cervical, and leukemia

3) Epithalon is a peptide that is noted for extending telomers on chromosomes, leading to longevity benefits.

4) MOTS-c is it peptide that in animal studies is shown to boost physical endurance and mimic molecular changes associated with training/exercise.



> Epithalon > extending telomers

Telomeres are part of your anti-cancer mechanisms (they stop cell reproduction after say 60 DNA self-copies to help fight unbounded cancerous growth).

If chasing 'benefits', you'd want to be careful before fucking with that mechanism.


If creating working drugs was as simple as "supposed" MoAs or animal study results, we'd all be cured of everything.




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