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Peptides — Longevity & Mitochondrial

Epitalon

A synthetic tetrapeptide (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) developed in Russian pre-clinical research into pineal-gland biology and telomere biology.

EpithalonAla-Glu-Asp-Gly

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Pre-clinical mechanism

Animal and cell-culture studies report induction of telomerase activity and elongation of telomeres in somatic cells, plus altered melatonin secretion in rodent pineal models.

Key pre-clinical findings

  • Human somatic cell culture: induction of telomerase activity and extension of cell lifespan (Khavinson et al., 2003).

Primary literature

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