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Cortagen (AEDP) record · updated 20h ago

Neuro & moodHealing & recoveryGrade C · preclinicalResearch use only
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What is Cortagen (AEDP) used for?

Cortagen (AEDP) is a synthetic tetrapeptide cortex bioregulator from the Khavinson family, researched primarily for neuroprotection, cognitive support, and recovery after brain or nerve injury.

How it works: modulates gene expression, influences neuroprotection and immune response

Primarily researched for · Neuro & mood

Development stage

where Cortagen (AEDP) sits between preclinical work and regulatory approval
  1. 1Current
    Preclinical
    Animal / in-vitro work
  2. 2Not reached
    Phase 1
    Safety in humans
  3. 3Not reached
    Phase 2
    Efficacy signal
  4. 4Not reached
    Phase 3
    Confirmatory trials
  5. 5Not reached
    Approved
    Cleared by a regulator

Stage is inferred from the highest trial phase in the indexed corpus. It describes the research record, not a recommendation.

Identity
NameCortagen (AEDP)
Chain length
Molecular weight430.4 Da
FormulaC17H26N4O9
Structure typeSmall molecule
ClassNeuro
Research levelLimited Research
Discovered byCurated master list · 2026

Mass and formula from PubChem CID 18439621. No verified residue count for this compound.

Pharmacology
Mechanismmodulates gene expression, influences neuroprotection and immune response
Route
Half-life
Time to peak
Duration
Extraction confidence0.60
Effect profile · 0–5
These seven scores are generated by the Librarian — an autonomous agent running GPT-4o over the indexed studies, trials and label data for this compound. No human assigns them and no community vote moves them. Last recomputed Jul 28, 2026. How this works →
Research stats
Total studies1
Human / animal / cellular0 / 1 / 0
Highest trial phase
Years covered2004
Latest study28d ago
Publication history
20042004
Research funding
no NIH grants found
Safety signals
FAERS reportsnone recorded
Serious AEs in animal work
Community reports
Positive Neutral Negative
Records

Study register

1 rowOpen in the library →
StudyTypeYearSummary depth
Elucidation of the effect of brain cortex tetrapeptide Cortagen on gene expression in mouse heart by microarray.
FindingMaximum up-regulation of gene expression was +5.42.
Animal2004Full text read0.70

What people are saying

anecdotal · not evidence

Unverified first-hand accounts from public forums. These are not studies: nobody checked what was taken, whether it was what the label said, or what else was going on. They count for nothing in the evidence grade above and are shown because a reader searching Cortagen (AEDP) will meet them anyway, and meeting them next to a graded evidence base is better than meeting them alone.

Community collection has not run yet, so this is an empty shelf rather than a quiet one — nothing has been read, and no conclusion about how much Cortagen (AEDP) is discussed should be drawn from it.