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Peptides A to Z: every peptide, what it is for, and our guide to it

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This list names 150 peptides and peptide medicines people ask about, from approved prescription drugs to research compounds and skin-care ingredients, each with the part of the body it is mostly used or studied for. 144 of them have a JumpstartMD page you can open now; the rest become links as each page is published. For which peptides can be prescribed and which are only sold as "research chemicals", see Are peptides legal?.

Peptides A to Z

#

  • 5-Amino-1MQDigestive & weightEvidence: Animal or lab only

A

B

  • BacitracinSkin & hairEvidence: Approved for a use
  • BalixafortideHeart & bloodEvidence: Human trials
  • BivalirudinHeart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use
  • BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound 157)Digestive & weightEvidence: Early human studies
  • Bremelanotide (PT-141)Brain & sleepEvidence: Approved for a use

C

  • CagrilintideDigestive & weightEvidence: Human trials
  • CagriSema (cagrilintide + semaglutide)Digestive & weightEvidence: Human trials
  • Calcitonin-salmonBones, joints & muscleEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine)Skin & hairEvidence: Human trials
  • CerebrolysinBrain & sleepEvidence: Human trials
  • CetrorelixSexual healthEvidence: Approved for a use
  • CJC-1295 (modified GRF 1-29)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Early human studies
  • Copper tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu)Skin & hairEvidence: Early human studies
  • Corticotropin (ACTH gel)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Cosyntropin (tetracosactide)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Cyclosporine (ciclosporin)ImmuneEvidence: Approved for a use

D

E

  • EcallantideSkin & hairEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Echinocandins (caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin)Heart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use
  • EfpeglenatideHormones & metabolismEvidence: Human trials
  • Elamipretide (SS-31, bendavia, MTP-131)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Enfuvirtide (T-20)ImmuneEvidence: Human trials
  • Enlicitide (MK-0616)Digestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Epitalon (epithalon, epithalamin)Brain & sleepEvidence: Early human studies
  • EptifibatideHeart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use
  • EtelcalcetideBones, joints & muscleEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Exenatide (Exendin-4)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use

F

  • Follistatin-344 (FST-344)Bones, joints & musclePage coming
  • Fragment 176-191 (hGH frag 176-191)Digestive & weightEvidence: Human trials

G

  • Ga-68 dotatate (gallium dotatate Ga-68, Netspot)Digestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • GanirelixSexual healthEvidence: Approved for a use
  • GHK-Cu (copper tripeptide-1)Skin & hairEvidence: Early human studies
  • GHRP-2 (pralmorelin)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Early human studies
  • GHRP-6Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Early human studies
  • Glepaglutide (ZP1848)Digestive & weightEvidence: Human trials
  • GlucagonDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Glutathione (GSH)Skin & hairEvidence: Human trialsPrescribed at JumpstartMD
  • Gonadorelin (compounded) (GnRH)Sexual healthEvidence: Early human studies
  • GoserelinSexual healthEvidence: Approved for a use

H

I

  • IcatibantSkin & hairEvidence: Approved for a use
  • IGF-1 DES (DES(1-3) IGF-1)Bones, joints & musclePage coming
  • IGF-1 LR3 (Long R3 IGF-1)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Animal or lab only
  • Insulin analogs (multiple) (aspart, lispro, glargine, degludec, detemir, glulisine, regular, NPH)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • IpamorelinBones, joints & muscleEvidence: Early human studies

K

  • Kisspeptin-10Sexual healthEvidence: Early human studies
  • KPV (lysine-proline-valine (α-MSH 11-13))Digestive & weightEvidence: Animal or lab only

L

M

  • Mazdutide (IBI362, LY3305677)Digestive & weightEvidence: Human trials
  • Mecasermin (rhIGF-1)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Mechano growth factor (MGF, PEG-MGF, IGF-1Ec)Bones, joints & musclePage coming
  • Melanotan I (afamelanotide (see approved))Skin & hairPage coming
  • Melanotan II (MT-II)Skin & hairPage coming
  • MK-677 (ibutamoren) (ibutamoren)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Human trials
  • MotixafortideHeart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use
  • MOTS-cHormones & metabolismEvidence: Animal or lab only
  • MurepavadinImmuneEvidence: Early human studies

N

  • NafarelinSexual healthEvidence: Approved for a use
  • NangibotideImmuneEvidence: Human trials
  • Nesiritide (hBNP)Heart & bloodEvidence: Human trials
  • NNZ-2591 (cyclic glycine-proline)Brain & sleepEvidence: Early human studies
  • Nonapeptide-1Skin & hairEvidence: Early human studies

O

  • OctreotideDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Oligopeptide-1 (EGF, sh-oligopeptide-1)Skin & hairEvidence: Early human studies
  • OxytocinHormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use

P

R

  • Retatrutide (LY3437943)Digestive & weightEvidence: Human trials
  • Rusfertide (PTG-300)Heart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use

S

  • SecretinHormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • SelankBrain & sleepEvidence: Early human studies
  • SelepressinHeart & bloodEvidence: Human trials
  • SemaglutideDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a usePrescribed at JumpstartMD
  • SemaxBrain & sleepEvidence: Early human studies
  • Sermorelin (GHRH(1-29), GRF 1-29)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Human trialsPrescribed at JumpstartMD
  • SetmelanotideDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Sincalide (CCK-8)Digestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • SomapacitanHormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Somatropin (rhGH) (recombinant human growth hormone)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Survodutide (BI 456906)Digestive & weightEvidence: Human trials

T

  • TB-500 (thymosin beta-4 fragment)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Animal or lab only
  • TeduglutideDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Teriparatide (PTH(1-34))Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Approved for a use
  • TerlipressinDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a use
  • TesamorelinDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a usePrescribed at JumpstartMD
  • Tesamorelin (off-label)Hormones & metabolismEvidence: Human trialsPrescribed at JumpstartMD
  • Thymosin alpha-1 (Tα1, thymalfasin)ImmuneEvidence: Human trials
  • Thymosin beta-4 (Tβ4)Bones, joints & muscleEvidence: Human trials
  • ThymulinImmuneEvidence: Early human studies
  • TirzepatideDigestive & weightEvidence: Approved for a usePrescribed at JumpstartMD
  • Tripeptide-10 citrullineSkin & hairEvidence: Early human studies
  • TriptorelinSexual healthEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Trofinetide (GPE analog (glycine-proline-glutamate))Brain & sleepEvidence: Approved for a use

V

  • VancomycinHeart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use
  • Vasopressin (ADH)Heart & bloodEvidence: Approved for a use
  • VosoritideBones, joints & muscleEvidence: Approved for a use

Z

  • ZiconotideBrain & sleepEvidence: Approved for a use
  • ZilucoplanBones, joints & muscleEvidence: Approved for a use
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