However, the study did not follow people applying or receiving AHK-Cu over several months
Quit smoking to prevent oxidative damage and loss of antioxidants
For research purposes, they are commonly reconstituted using bacteriostatic (BAC) water (sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol) to prevent bacterial growth
[7] [8] It turned out that this effect was due to a small peptide factor that behaved similarly to the synthetic peptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine (GHK)
GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide that modulates tissue repair, collagen production, and cellular signaling in the skin
The recommendation does not immediately legalize compounded versions of the peptides, with the FDA now needing to decide whether to initiate the rulemaking process to add them to the 503A bulk compounding list, a step that could take a year or more