Peptide design for skin rejuvenation
Helium Ion Microscopy of collagen (Photo credit: ZEISS Microscopy) Skin rejuvenation peptides are cosmetic dermatology’s answer to retinoids. Retinoids stimulate collagen production at the transcriptional […]
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The Embrace That SNAPS the SNARE – Argireline Part 2
Please read Argireline Part 1 and the full series here. Acetyl hexapeptide-3 has one major advantage. BoNT/A causes permanent destruction of SNAP-25 of the SNARE complex, triggering […]
Adolescent Argireline
Hope you enjoyed the peptide story so far. Now we will explore the charming Acetyl hexapeptide-3 (Argireline), the botulinum toxin in a bottle. Acetyl hexapeptide-3 […]
The peptide avengers – Part 4
Read the full series here. Matrixyl 3000 was a double-headed serpent (a mixture of Palmitoyl Oligopeptide & Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7). He had a weapon that others did […]
Hyaluronic Acid and the hidden beauty. Peptides Part 3
Peptide bond formation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Read the full series here. KTTKS was the son of alpha-pro-collagen I, the most influential dermal fibrous protein. He was […]
3 villains in the peptide story – Part 2
Read the full series here. Prologue: The dermis has fibrillar components called Collagen and Elastin embedded in an Extracellular matrix composed of Glicosamino glycans (GAG), hyaluronic […]
The Peptide Era – Part 1
Pharmacy Rx symbol (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Recently I reviewed two peptides for hair loss and canitis. Here I shall attempt a holistic overview of peptides […]