AEDG Peptide (Epitalon) Stimulates Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis during Neurogenesis: Possible Epigenetic Mechanism
Authors: Khavinson V, Diomede F, Mironova E, Linkova N, Trofimova S, et al.
Follow-up work from the Anisimov lab showing that Epitalon (AEDG) changes gene expression and protein synthesis in aging animal models. Helps explain proposed mechanisms for pineal peptide research and why the field kept building on the earlier telomerase findings.
Abstract
It was shown that AEDG peptide (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly, Epitalon) regulates the function of the pineal gland, the retina, and the brain.. AEDG peptide increases longevity in animals and decreases experimental cancerogenesis.. AEDG peptide induces neuronal cell differentiation in retinal and human periodontal ligament stem cells.
Key Findings
AEDG peptide increases longevity in animals and decreases experimental cancerogenesis. | AEDG peptide increased the synthesis of neurogenic differentiation markers: Nestin, GAP43, β Tubulin III, Doublecortin in hGMSCs. | AEDG peptide increased Nestin, GAP43, &#xStudy Design
Animal studyMore Epithalon Research Papers
Additional peer-reviewed studies and clinical trials indexed for Epithalon on PepsReview:
- Peptides and Ageing — Neuro Endocrinol Lett, 2002 (480 citations)
- Epithalon peptide induces telomerase activity and telomere elongation in human somatic cells — Bull Exp Biol Med, 2003 (460 citations)
- Effect of the synthetic pineal peptide epitalon on spontaneous carcinogenesis in female C3H/He mice — In Vivo, 2006 (400 citations)
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