The study medication was stored in a study refrigerator and protected from light until 30 min before administration, when it was allowed to come to room temperature, for participant comfort during administration
Beyond that landmark study, the evidence base includes research showing GHK-Cu enlarges hair follicle size, extends the anagen (active growth) phase, stimulates dermal papilla cells (the cells that control follicle activity), promotes angiogenesis (blood vessel growth) to the scalp, and reduces the DHT-related inflammation that causes follicle miniaturization in androgenetic alopecia
It has also been discovered that the chromophore phycocyanobilin (PCB), which is abundant in cyanobacteria and blue-green Spirulina like Spirulina , severely inhibits this enzyme complex (Abu-Taweel et al
A warning on one online listing claims the product is: "For laboratory and analytical research use only
This gastrointestinal research is part of what distinguishes it from systemic recovery peptides
It actively inhibits the activation of Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-B), a master transcription factor that resides in the cytoplasm of cells