Cortagen
Brain cortex Research only Animal studies Synthetic short peptide (Cytogen)
Also called AEDP peptide
A four-amino-acid Khavinson peptide designed from a brain cortex extract. Animal studies report better nerve recovery after injury and a calmer inflammatory response in the central nervous system, with secondary effects on heart and immune gene activity.
Evidence at a glance
- Evidence
- Animal studies — Not yet studied in people
- Status
- Research compound only
- Dosing
- No human study has set a dose
Animal and cell data from one group.
What studies report
- Better nerve recovery after injury in animals
- Calmer inflammatory response in the central nervous system
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
BrainThe library groups this compound under Brain cortex. 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: Animal and cell data, mostly from one research group.
- Route
- Subcutaneous injection, or oral capsule depending on the preparation
- Sequence
- Ala-Glu-Asp-Pro
- Formula
- C17H26N4O9
- Molecular weight
- 430.4 g/mol
- Available as
- 20 mg
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