These compounds have been associated with a wide range of pharmacological activities, including antioxidative, radioprotective, antifatigue, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, neuroprotective, hypoglycemic, anti-osteoporotic, anticancer, and prebiotic activities [140]
In that original characterization, ipamorelin raised growth hormone without meaningfully raising cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), or prolactin, which separated it from earlier growth hormone-releasing peptides such as GHRP-6 and GHRP-2
What is measured in these rats and mice (and occasionally in small groups of human volunteers) is often not a hard endpoint like muscle strength or weight loss, but surrogate biomarkers: molecules in the blood that have an indirect link to a hard endpoint
The most important factor at the 3-month mark is completing dose titration and establishing consistent dietary patterns the medication reaches full therapeutic effect gradually