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Abstract Mitochondria-derived peptides (MDPs) are bioactive molecules encoded by small open reading frames within mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Humanin, the first MDP to be discovered, functions as a cytoprotecti…
Read guide →Researchers at the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix develop a first-in-class peptide therapy to disrupt a key protein interaction driving liver scarring A promising new therapy developed at the University …
Read guide →Introduction Peptides are short, variable-length amino acid (AA) chains connected by peptide bonds. They are considered as effective AA sources owing to their higher in vivo absorption than AA monomers. These …
Read guide →Rutgers researchers discover hormone has therapeutic effects on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mouse study A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatme…
Read guide →Your liver handles over 500 functions every day. It filters toxins, metabolizes drugs, produces bile, stores energy, and synthesizes proteins your blood needs to clot. When it gets damaged — by alcohol, medica…
Read guide →Summary Peptides are the building blocks of proteins that play key roles for health. But the benefits and risks of supplementing with injectable peptides, which are popular on social media, are largely unknown…
Read guide →Peptides are strings of molecules called amino acids, which are the "building blocks" of proteins. Peptides are basically short proteins that are about 2-100 amino acids long. Your body makes peptides that ser…
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