The compound is stable enough to be incorporated into creams, serums, and lotions at effective concentrations
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Gene-Expression Modulation Pickart and Margolina (2018) reviewed gene-expression data indicating that GHK-Cu influences the transcription of a large set of genes involved in tissue remodeling, DNA repair, and antioxidant and inflammatory pathways, framing the apo-peptides copper-coordination chemistry as central to these reported effects [2]
Correlation between serum and peritoneal fluid glutathione S-transferases T1 concentration with different stages of endometriosis
It boosts the synthesis of collagen, elastin, glycosaminoglycans, and other structural proteins that maintain firmness and elasticity
This suggests copper peptides can help hair grow in real patients, but the trial was small and done at a single clinic, so larger studies are still needed to be sure