MOTS-c: the mitochondrial peptide for disc cell survival MOTS-c is a 16-amino-acid peptide encoded by the mitochondrial genome that has recently emerged as a promising candidate for intervertebral disc degeneration
Discovery of senolytics using machine learning
Key Takeaways Tesamorelin is FDA-approved and targets visceral abdominal fat through a precise growth hormone-releasing mechanism, making it the first choice for patients focused on body composition and fat reduction
A Research Overview BPC-157 is a synthetic pentadecapeptide derived from a gastric protein fragment
These deleterious signaling cascades converge on mitochondria, where membrane-potential loss, electron-transport dysfunction, and mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening (mPTP) promote cytochrome c release and cell death [2,3,4,5,6,7,8]