Cardiogen
Heart Research only Animal studies Synthetic short peptide (Cytogen)
Also called AEDR peptide
A four-amino-acid Khavinson peptide associated with heart tissue. Studies report effects on fibroblasts, the cells that handle repair and scarring, and on heart muscle cell growth in aged tissue cultures. One rat study found higher rates of tumor cell death.
Why people take it
What studies report
- Reported effects on fibroblast and heart cell activity in aged tissue culture
- Higher tumour cell death rates in one rat study
Worth knowing: Cell culture from one group. No human trials.
Status: Cell-culture and animal data, mostly from one research group.
- Route
- Subcutaneous injection, or oral capsule depending on the preparation
- Sequence
- Ala-Glu-Asp-Arg
- Formula
- C18H31N7O9
- Molecular weight
- 489.5 g/mol
- Available as
- 20 mg
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