Does tesamorelin help build muscle?
Its own studies measured deep belly fat and body shape in people with HIV who have abnormal fat buildup. They did not measure muscle building in the general public, and that belly-fat use is what its FDA approval covers. Drugs like it can shift body shape by raising growth hormone and IGF-1 (a growth signal the liver makes), so a muscle effect is possible in theory. But tesamorelin's published studies in people have not measured strength or muscle gain.
Studies in people from the compound pages this answer belongs to
- Tesamorelin
- Metabolic effects of a growth hormone-releasing factor in patients with HIV 2007 PMID 18057338
- Effects of tesamorelin (TH9507) in HIV-infected patients with excess abdominal fat: a pooled analysis of two multicenter, double-blind placebo-controlled phase 3 trials with safety extension data 2010 PMID 20554713
- Effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone on cognitive function in adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthy older adults: results of a controlled trial 2012 PMID 22869065
Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use.
Part of growth hormone secretagogues. Sermorelin, tesamorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295, and the rest of the GHRH and ghrelin receptor family.