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.
Evidence at a glance
- Evidence
- Animal studies — Not yet studied in people
- Status
- Research compound only
- Dosing
- No human study has set a dose
Cell culture from one group. No human trials.
What studies report
- Reported effects on fibroblast and heart cell activity in aged tissue culture
- Higher tumour cell death rates in one rat study
How it works
A Khavinson short peptide: at two to four amino acids it is small enough to pass through cell and nuclear membranes intact. The proposed mechanism is that it binds specific sites on nuclear DNA and changes which genes are switched on in its target tissue, rather than acting on a surface receptor the way most peptides do.
Where it acts
HeartThe library groups this compound under Heart. The diagram shows that target, not every tissue it reaches.
Illustrated
AI-generated subject illustration; not a depiction of the compound or evidence of its effects.
Why people take it
Reasons people seek it out — not a list of proven effects.
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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