As innate immune cells, microglia function as mediators in response to brain stress and injury
Peptides that demand sterile reconstitution and multi-draw protocols
It belongs to a wider set of peptides moving through longevity and biohacker circles, including BPC-157, Cerebrolysin, Semax, Selank, Dihexa, P21, and the neurotrophic factors BDNF and klotho, whose human cognitive evidence ranges from thin to absent and which I reviewed in detail here
It functions primarily to support fat utilization and also acts as a carrier of fatty acids into the mitochondria, where they are oxidized and converted to energy
329 Ongoing clinical trials are also investigating its effects on T1D and DKD (NCT05901831, Phase III) 330 Beyond its renal and cardiovascular advantages, finerenone has shown promise in treating DR