This area covers compounds studied for their effects on the brain and nervous system: memory and learning, mood and anxiety, sleep, and the protection or repair of nerve cells after injury. A recurring theme is BDNF, a protein involved in forming and maintaining connections between neurons.
Several compounds here originate from Russian and Eastern European research programmes and have long clinical histories in those countries without Western regulatory approval. Entries distinguish between that literature and trials conducted to current international standards.
20 entries in this research area
- Adalank (N-Acetyl Selank Amidate)Chemically modified form of Selank studied in anxiety and cognition research.Animal study
- AdamaxModified Semax derivative studied in cognition and neuroprotection research.Animal study
- Ara 290 (Cibinetide)Engineered peptide studied in nerve damage and tissue protection research.Controlled clinical trial
- CerebrolysinPeptide preparation derived from pig brain tissue, used clinically in some countries for stroke and dementia.Controlled clinical trial
- Cortagen (AEDP)Khavinson bioregulator peptide studied in brain and nerve tissue research.Animal study
- Cyclic Glycine-Proline (cGP)Naturally occurring dipeptide studied for its role in regulating how much IGF-1 is available.Animal study
- Dihexa (N-hexanoic-Tyr-Ile-(6)-aminohexanoic amide)Angiotensin IV-derived compound studied for synapse formation in animal models of cognitive decline.Animal study
- DNSP-11 (Dopamine Neuron Stimulating Peptide-11)Peptide from the GDNF precursor studied in Parkinson's disease research.Animal study
- DSIP (Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide)Naturally occurring peptide studied in sleep and stress research since the 1970s.Controlled clinical trial
- FGL (FG Loop Peptide)Peptide modelled on a cell adhesion molecule, studied in synaptic plasticity research.Animal study
- IllumiNeuro Protocol (IllumiNeuro)Vendor blend of four cognitive-research peptides. The blend itself has never been studied.
- NA-Selank Amidate (N-Acetyl Selank Amidate)Chemically stabilised Selank variant studied in anxiety and cognition research.
- NA Semax Amidate (N-Acetyl Semax Amidate)Chemically stabilised Semax variant. Marketed as an improvement, but studied far less than Semax itself.Laboratory study
- Oxytocin (Pitocin)Hormone involved in childbirth and social behaviour. Approved for labour; studied in social cognition.
- P21 (P021)Peptide derived from a nerve growth factor, studied in Alzheimer's disease models in mice.Animal study
- PE-22-28 (Mini-Spadin)Shortened spadin analogue studied as a fast-acting antidepressant candidate in animal models.Animal study
- Pinealon (EDR)Three-amino-acid Khavinson bioregulator studied in neuroprotection and cognitive research.Laboratory study
- SelankIn catalogueRussian anxiolytic peptide based on the immune fragment tuftsin, studied for anxiety without sedation.Controlled clinical trial
- Semax (NA-Semax)In catalogueRussian nootropic peptide derived from ACTH, used clinically in Russia for stroke and studied for cognition.Controlled clinical trial
- VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide)Naturally occurring neuropeptide with wide-ranging effects on blood vessels, gut and immune signalling.Review or meta-analysis