Description
GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper-binding peptide made from three amino acids: glycine, histidine and lysine. It is found naturally in the human body and forms a complex with copper, an element involved in a wide range of cellular and tissue-repair processes.
Research has explored GHK-Cu for its potential role in tissue remodelling, wound healing, collagen and elastin production, antioxidant activity, inflammatory signalling and blood-vessel formation. It has also been studied in relation to skin quality, hair follicles and the way fibroblasts and other repair cells respond to damaged tissue.
In plain English: researchers are interested in GHK-Cu because it appears to be involved in the way the body repairs and maintains tissue. That is why it is so often discussed in research around skin, collagen, wound healing, hair and ageing-related changes. The basic idea is that it may help support some of the signals and building processes the body uses when repairing or renewing tissue.
Some human and cosmetic research has reported improvements in areas such as skin firmness, elasticity, fine lines and tissue repair, but much of the wider evidence still comes from laboratory, animal and preclinical research. Recent reviews continue to describe GHK-Cu as a promising research compound while also highlighting the need for larger, better-standardised human clinical trials.
Supplied by Black Knight Peptides for laboratory and research purposes only.
Not for human consumption.
