MOTS-c is a naturally occurring mitochondrial-derived peptide made up of 16 amino acids. Unlike most peptides, which are encoded by DNA in the cell nucleus, MOTS-c is encoded within mitochondrial DNA and acts as a signalling molecule involved in cellular energy regulation and stress responses.<\/p>\n
Research has focused on MOTS-c because it appears to influence pathways involved in energy metabolism, insulin sensitivity, glucose use, inflammation and cellular adaptation to metabolic stress. One of the main pathways linked to MOTS-c is AMPK, an important cellular energy sensor that helps regulate how cells respond when energy demand changes.<\/p>\n
In plain English: researchers are interested in MOTS-c because it appears to help cells manage energy more efficiently. That is why it is often discussed in research involving metabolism, glucose control, insulin sensitivity, exercise, ageing and muscle function. Rather than acting like a stimulant, it seems to be involved in the body’s own systems for helping cells adapt when energy demand or metabolic stress increases.<\/p>\n
Laboratory and animal studies have reported effects on glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, obesity-related pathways, muscle function and age-related metabolic changes. Human research has also shown that naturally occurring MOTS-c levels can change in response to exercise and are associated with metabolic health, but research involving administered MOTS-c in humans remains limited.<\/p>\n
MOTS-c therefore remains an investigational research compound, and its long-term safety and effectiveness as a treatment in humans have not been established.<\/p>\n
Supplied by Black Knight Peptides for laboratory and research purposes only.<\/p>\n
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MOTS-C 40mg available as a research vial, 3ml cartridge, made-to-order disposable pen, or made-to-order reusable pen.<\/p>\n
Research use only. Not for human consumption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-193","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-peptides-research-compounds","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=193"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=193"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackknightpeptides.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}