The Longevity Archive
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Healing & Recovery

14 evidence-rated healing & recovery compounds.

BPC-157

Body Protection Compound 157

Preliminary

A pentadecapeptide studied extensively in animal models for tendon, ligament, muscle, and gut healing. Human evidence remains limited.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

TB-500

Thymosin Beta-4 Synthetic Fragment

Preliminary

A synthetic version of Thymosin Beta-4 studied in animal models for wound healing, tissue repair, and reduced inflammation.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

GHK-Cu

Copper Tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu)

Moderate

A naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide widely used in skincare and studied for wound healing and skin remodeling.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

Thymosin Beta-4

Thymosin Beta-4 (TB4)

Preliminary

A naturally occurring actin-binding peptide studied for wound healing, cardiac repair, and eye conditions; the parent molecule of TB-500.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

ARA-290

Cibinetide (ARA-290)

Moderate

An EPO-derived peptide that activates tissue-protective repair signaling without raising red blood cells, studied for nerve pain in sarcoidosis.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

KPV

KPV (lysine-proline-valine, alpha-MSH fragment)

Preliminary

A small anti-inflammatory tripeptide derived from alpha-MSH studied for gut inflammation and skin, mostly in preclinical models.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

Larazotide

Larazotide Acetate (AT-1001)

Moderate

An investigational gut-barrier peptide for celiac disease that reached Phase 3 but was terminated by the sponsor without a published result.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

VIP

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Preliminary

A signaling peptide with broad roles in immunity, inflammation, and blood flow, studied intranasally for chronic inflammatory conditions.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

Lorecivivint

Lorecivivint (SM04690)

Moderate

An injected Wnt-pathway small molecule for knee osteoarthritis, given once or twice a year, with an NDA submitted to the FDA in January 2026 after multi-year cartilage-preservation data.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

Pentadeca Arginate

Pentadeca Arginate (PDA, pentadecapeptide arginate)

Preliminary

The same 15 amino acid sequence as BPC-157 with an arginine salt instead of acetate, created as a compounding workaround; it has no studies of its own and inherits BPC-157's animal-only evidence.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

KLOW blend

KLOW (GHK-Cu + KPV + BPC-157 + TB-500)

Preliminary

A four-peptide vendor blend, typically 50 mg GHK-Cu with 10 mg each of KPV, BPC-157 and TB-500, sold for repair and inflammation; no study has ever tested the combination, and GHK-Cu makes up most of the vial.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

Verteporfin

Verteporfin (Visudyne), YAP inhibitor

Preliminary

An approved eye drug that, injected into wounds in mice, produced regeneration without scars in a landmark 2021 Science paper; the first human scar trial started in June 2026, and off-label self-use carries days of severe photosensitivity.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

Ac-SDKP

N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (thymosin beta-4 fragment 1-4)

Preliminary

The N-terminal four amino acids of thymosin beta-4, a natural anti-fibrotic peptide broken down by ACE (which is why ACE inhibitors raise it); animal and human observational data, sold as capsules unlikely to survive digestion.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026

B7-33

B7-33, single-chain relaxin analog

Preliminary

A simplified relaxin analog that activates the RXFP1 receptor with a bias toward anti-fibrotic signaling; animal and cell data only.

Healing & RecoveryRev. Sep 2026