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Alpha 1 Antichymotrypsin, Human Plasma is an inhibitor of serine proteases. This compound is present in amyloid lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease and can be utilized in Alzheimer's research.

Somatostatin 1-28 acetate circulates in human plasma. Approximately 46% of the total somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in plasma is due to Somatostatin 1-28 acetate.

Human Serum Albumin (HSA) is the most abundant protein in human plasma, is produced in the liver and is water soluble, with a molecular weight of 66.5 kDa. HSA inhibits Alzheimer's disease by selectively binding to cross-structured A oligomers. HSA is a key endogenous inhibitor of amyloid-β (Αβ) aggregation. HSA is used as a carrier protein in cell culture for the transport of fatty acids, steroids, and thyroid hormones and to regulate osmolality of the blood, and is also used in drug delivery studies, immunoassays, and cell freezing. cell freezing.

α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is a 13-amino acid peptide hormone produced by post-translational processing of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) in the pituitary gland, as well as in keratinocytes, astrocytes, monocytes, and gastrointestinal cells.1It is an agonist of melanocortin receptor 3 (MC3R) and MC4R that induces cAMP production in Hepa cells expressing the human receptors (EC50s = 0.16 and 56 nM, respectively).2α-MSH (100 pM) reducesS. aureuscolony formation andC. albicansgerm tube formationin vitro.3It inhibits endotoxin-, ceramide-, TNF-α-, or okadaic acid-induced activation of NF-κB in U937 cells.1α-MSH reduces IL-6- or TNF-α-induced ear edema in mice.4It also prevents the development of adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats and increases survival in a mouse model of septic shock. Increased plasma levels of α-MSH are positively correlated with delayed disease progression and reduced death in patients with HIV.1 1.Catania, A., Airaghi, L., Colombo, G., et al.α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in normal human physiology and disease statesTrends Endocrinol. Metab.11(8)304-308(2000) 2.Miwa, H., Gantz, I., Konda, Y., et al.Structural determinants of the melanocortin peptides required for activation of melanocortin-3 and melanocortin-4 receptorsJ. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.273(1)367-372(1995) 3.Cutuli, M., Cristiani, S., Lipton, J.M., et al.Antimicrobial effects of a-MSH peptidesJ. Leukoc. Biol.67(2)233-239(2000) 4.Lipton, J.M., Ceriani, G., Macaluso, A., et al.Antiiinflammatory effect of the neuropeptide a-MSH in acute, chronic, and systemic inflammationAnn. N.Y. Acad. Sci.25(741)137-148(1994)

Osteocalcin (1-49) is a non-collagenous peptide that is secreted by osteoblasts and odontoblasts and comprises 1-2% of the total protein in bone. Secretion of osteocalcin (1-49) is stimulated by 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D and plasma levels increase in diseases that induce dysregulated bone turnover such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and primary hyperparathyroidism. Osteocalcin (1-49) is positively correlated with insulin sensitivity and negatively correlated with high blood glucose levels in women. In vitro, osteocalcin induces chemotaxis of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, human peripheral blood monocytes, and rat osteosarcoma cells with osteoblast-like characteristics. It is also expressed by vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) displaying an osteoblast-like phenotype and has been positively associated with calcification of aortic tissue and heart valves in humans.

Obestatin is a 23 amino acid peptide hormone with a conserved C-terminal glycine residue and amidation site that is formed by cleavage of the ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide.1It binds to the orphan receptor GPR39 (Kd= 1 nM) and stimulates cAMP production in CHO and HEK293 cells overexpressing human GPR39. Obestatin inhibits contraction of isolated mouse jejunum muscle strips induced by ghrelin .In vivo, obestatin (12.5-1,000 nmol/kg) suppresses food intake in a time- and dose-dependent manner and reduces body weight gain and gastric emptying in mice. Obestatin (0.22 g per animal) also reduces food intake and glucose response without affecting plasma insulin responses in fasted high-fat diet fed mice.2 1.Zhang, J.V., Ren, P.C., Avsian-Kretchmer, O., et al.Obestatin, a peptide encoded by the ghrelin gene, opposes ghrelin's effects on food intakeScience310(5750)996-999(2005) 2.Subasinghage, A.P., Green, B.D., Flatt, P.R., et al.Metabolic and structural properties of human obestatin {1-23} and two fragment peptidesPeptides31(9)1697-1705(2010)

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) (6-27) is a PACAP receptor antagonist with IC50 values of 1,500, 600, and 300 nM, respectively, for rat PAC1, rat VPAC1, and human VPAC2 recombinant receptors expressed in CHO cells. It binds to PACAP receptors on SH-SY5Y and SK-N-MC human neuroblastoma and T47D human breast cancer cells (IC50s = 24.5, 106, and 105 nM, respectively) and inhibits cAMP accumulation induced by PACAP (1-38) (Kis = 457, 102, and 283 nM, respectively, in SH-SY5Y, SK-N-MC, and T47D cells). In vivo, in newborn pigs, PACAP (6-27) (10 μM) inhibits vasodilation of pial arterioles induced by PACAP (1-27) and PACAP (1-38) . It also inhibits PACAP (1-27)-stimulated increases in plasma insulin and glucagon levels and pancreatic venous blood flow in dogs when administered locally to the pancreas at a dose of 500 μg.

Neuropeptide SF (human) acetate is a neuropeptide that augmented paraventricular CRH release and increased ACTH and corticosterone levels in the plasma.

RFRP-1(human) TFA, an endogenous NPFF receptor agonist, exhibits potent activity with EC50 values of 0.0011 nM for NPFF2 and 29 nM for NPFF1. It significantly diminishes the contractile function of isolated rat and rabbit cardiac myocytes. Moreover, it decreases heart rate, stroke volume, ejection fraction, and cardiac output, while elevating plasma prolactin levels in rats.

TAK-683 acetate is a nonapeptide metastin analog and a potent full agonist of the KISS1 receptor (KISS1R), exhibiting IC 50 =170 pM and enhanced metabolic stability. This compound shows agonistic activities towards KISS1R, with EC 50 values of 0.96 nM and 1.6 nM for human and rat KISS1R, respectively. TAK-683 acetate effectively depletes GnRH in the hypothalamus and reduces plasma levels of FSH, LH, and testosterone in vivo, showcasing its potential for hormone-dependent prostate cancer research.

pTH-Related Protein (1-40) (human, mouse, rat) enhances calcium absorption in rat intestinal cells by activating the PTHR1 receptor and the PKCα β signaling pathways. This compound also increases the expression of the parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTHR1) and four key proteins involved in transcellular calcium transport: potential vanillin member 6 (TRPV6), calcium-binding protein-D9K (CaBP-D9k), sodium-calcium exchanger 1 (NCX1), and plasma membrane calcium ATPase 1 (PMCA1) [1].

Bz-Ala-Arg, a dipeptide, serves as a spectrophotometric substrate (0.4 M pyridine formate, pH 4.25) for human pancreatic carboxypeptidase B and plasma carboxypeptidase N. It is utilized to screen for competitive inhibitors of these enzymes [1].

GRPP (human), a 30-amino-acid peptide derived from Gcg, modestly elevates plasma insulin levels while reducing plasma glucagon concentrations. However, GRPP (human) has no impact on insulin secretion within rat islets [1].

Pegylated synthetic human C-peptide exhibits similar bioactivity to natural C-peptides (non-polyethylene glycolated) and demonstrates an extended plasma half-life, making it suitable for research in diabetic peripheral neuropathy [1].

Gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) (22-51), a pro-atherogenic peptide comprised of 30 amino acids from the residues 22-51 of its precursor protein proGIP, is present in human plasma. It activates the degradation of IκB-α and the nuclear translocation of NF-κB in both macrophage-differentiated THP-1 cells and human aortic endothelial cells at a concentration of 1 µM. Additionally, in ApoE-/- mice, GIP (22-51) escalates the area of atherosclerotic lesions and plaque development in vivo.

Cys-pexiganan, a derivative of pexiganan with an added N-terminal cysteine, is an antimicrobial peptide effective against P. aeruginosa and S. aureus, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 64 and 16 µg/ml, respectively. Its conjugation to cellulose acetate-incorporated polyvinyl alcohol electrospun mats enhances the clotting of isolated recalcified human plasma.

1-Linoleoyl lysophosphatidic acid (1-linoleoyl LPA), a glycerophospholipid with linoleic acid at its sn-1 position, acts as an LPA2 receptor agonist and is the predominant LPA form in both mouse and human plasma. This compound preferentially boosts intracellular calcium in Sf9 cells expressing the LPA2 receptor (EC50 = ~10 nM), compared to those with LPA1 and LPA3 receptors (EC50s = ~200 and ~80 nM, respectively). Notably, 1-linoleoyl LPA serum concentrations are elevated in mice with NCTC clone 2472 tumors, while its plasma levels are reduced in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients—unlike in those with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis—and inversely associate with the severity of neurological deficits.

Tirzepatide acts as an agonist for both the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) and G protein-coupled receptor 119 (GPR119), effectively inducing cAMP production in HEK293 cells that express either human GLP-1R or GPR119, with EC50 values of 6.54 and 1.01 nM, respectively. Additionally, at a concentration of 100 nM, it triggers receptor internalization in these cells. In vivo studies demonstrate that tirzepatide, administered at 10 nmol/kg per day, significantly reduces body weight, food intake, as well as plasma and hepatic triglyceride levels, free fatty acids (FFAs), leptin, and blood glucose in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity. Furthermore, a dose of 50 nmol/kg every three days prevents an increase in eosinophils and lymphocytes in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and inhibits bronchoconstriction prompted by methacholine in mice models of both asthma and diabetes, indicating its potential in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Kinetensin acetate(103131-69-7 free base) is isolated from pepsin-treated human plasma. Kinetensin acetate(103131-69-7 free base) is a neurotensin-like peptide.

Copper tripeptide (GHK-Cu) is a naturally occurring copper complex of the tripeptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine, with a strong affinity for copper(II). First isolated from human plasma, it is also found in saliva and urine.

RFRP-1 (human) acetate is a potent endogenous NPFF receptor agonist (EC50 values are 0.0011 and 29 nM for NPFF2 and NPFF1, respectively). Attenuates contractile function of isolated rat and rabbit cardiac myocytes. Reduces heart rate, stroke volume, eject