Information for Ipamorelin
Ipamorelin is a pentapeptide, meaning that its structure is comprised of five amino acids. It is a GH secretagogue, and is considered to be an agonist, meaning that it possesses the ability to bind certain receptors of a cell and provokes a cellular response.
Ipamorelin Peptide Structure
Source: PubChem
Peptide Sequence: Aib-His-D-2Nal-D-Phe-Lys
Molecular Formula: C38H49N9O5
Molecular Weight: 711.868 g/mol
PubChem CID: 9831659
CAS Number: 170851-70-4
What Is Ipamorelin?
Upregulates production of growth hormone1
May treat symptoms of postoperative ileus2
Stimulates the release of insulin3
Increases bone mineral content4
Research Studies
- Raun, K., Hansen, B., Johansen, N., Thogersen, H., Madsen, K., Ankersen, M., & Andersen, P. (1998). Ipamorelin, the first selective growth hormone secretagogue. European Journal of Endocrinology, 139(5), 552–561. https://doi.org/10.1530/eje.0.1390552
- Venkova, K., Mann, W., Nelson, R., & Meerveld, B. G. (2009). Efficacy of Ipamorelin, a novel Ghrelin mimetic, in a rodent model of postoperative ileus. The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics/the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 329(3), 1110–1116. https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.108.149211
- Adeghate, E., & Ponery, A. S. (2004). Mechanism of ipamorelin-evoked insulin release from the pancreas of normal and diabetic rats. In Neuroendocrinology Letters, Neuroendocrinology Letters (Vol. 25, Issue 6, pp. 403–406). Neuroendocrinology Letters. https://www.nel.edu/userfiles/articlesnew/NEL250604A01.pdf
- Svensson, J., Lall, S., Dickson, S., Bengtsson, B., Romer, J., Ahnfelt-Ronne, I., Ohlsson, C., & Jansson, J. (2000). The GH secretagogues ipamorelin and GH-releasing peptide-6 increase bone mineral content in adult female rats. Journal of Endocrinology/Journal of Endocrinology, 165(3), 569–577. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1650569
Product Usage
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