GHK-Cu is a natural human copper-binding peptide that stimulates collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycan synthesis in dermal fibroblasts. Gene expression database profiling confirms broad upregulation of DNA repair and antioxidant genes.
Authors: Pickart L, Vasquez-Soltero JM, Margolina A.
Identified regulation of >4,000 human genes associated with extracellular matrix regeneration
GHK-Cu is a natural human copper-binding peptide that stimulates collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycan synthesis in dermal fibroblasts. Gene expression database profiling confirms broad upregulation of DNA repair and antioxidant genes.
Comprehensive review and gene-array profiling detailing how GHK-Cu resets gene expression in human fibroblasts toward a younger phenotype and accelerates cutaneous wound closure.
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Pickart L, Vasquez-Soltero JM, Margolina A.
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