Pinealon
Synthetic tripeptide
Overview
Pinealon, also known as EDR peptide, is a synthetic tripeptide of sequence (Glu-Asp-Arg) and purported geroprotector documented in the Russian scientific literature. Pinealon is one of several tripeptide "bioregulators" developed in Russia.
Source: English Wikipedia, "Pinealon".
What the Evidence Shows
Pinealon has been shown to protect rat offspring from prenatal hyperhomocysteinemia and correspondingly improve post natal cognitive function.
Pinealon likewise maintains learning retention rats with experimentally-induced diabetes.
^ Arutjunyan A, Kozina L, Stvolinskiy S, Bulygina Y, Mashkina A, Khavinson V (2012-04-06). "Pinealon protects the rat offspring from prenatal hyperhomocysteinemia". International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 5 (2): 179–185. PMC 3342713. PMID 22567179.
^ Karantysh GV, Fomenko MP, Menzheritskii AM, Prokof'ev VN, Ryzhak GA, Butenko EV (July 2020). "Effect of Pinealon on Learning and Expression of NMDA Receptor Subunit Genes in the Hippocampus of Rats with Experimental Diabetes". Neurochemical Journal. 14 (3): 314–320. doi:10.1134/S181971242003006X. ISSN 1819-7132. S2CID 255382498.