Selank calculator
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About Selank
Selank is a synthetic seven-residue peptide based on tuftsin, with a Pro-Gly-Pro extension. Researchers have examined it as a neuroactive compound, including proposed effects on enkephalin breakdown and expression of genes involved in GABA signaling. Cell and animal findings do not establish which pathway, if any, accounts for observations in people. A Russian clinical literature exists, but modern independent replication remains limited; Selank is not FDA-approved.
At a glance
- Class
- Synthetic tuftsin-related heptapeptide; studied for neuroactive effects.
- Studied mechanism
- Proposed inhibition of enkephalin-degrading enzymes and changes in GABA-related gene expression.
- Evidence context
- Includes a clinical study in generalized anxiety disorder and neurasthenia, alongside mechanistic cell and animal studies; the evidence base is limited.
Blank arithmetic calculator
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Common questions
How is Selank related to tuftsin?
Selank incorporates the four-residue tuftsin sequence and adds a Pro-Gly-Pro segment, making it a synthetic tuftsin-related heptapeptide.
What is known about Selank's proposed mechanism?
Research has reported effects on enkephalin-degrading enzymes and GABA-associated gene expression. These are proposed mechanisms, not established explanations for human outcomes.
Research & references
- Efficacy and possible mechanisms of action of a new peptide anxiolytic Selank in generalized anxiety disorders and neurasthenia
- Selank administration affects the expression of some genes involved in GABAergic neurotransmission
- The inhibitory effect of Selank on enkephalin-degrading enzymes as a possible mechanism of its anxiolytic activity
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