What is ipamorelin?
Ipamorelin is a lab-made peptide that tells the pituitary gland to release a burst of growth hormone. It does this by switching on the ghrelin receptor (the docking spot for the body's hunger hormone). It is often called 'selective' because, next to older drugs in the same family, it causes less of a rise in cortisol (a stress hormone) and prolactin, based on the lab data available. It is not FDA approved and is sold as a research chemical.
Studies in people from the compound pages this answer belongs to
- Ipamorelin
- Prospective, randomized, controlled, proof-of-concept study of the ghrelin mimetic ipamorelin for the management of postoperative ileus in bowel resection patients 2014 PMID 25331030
- Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling of ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide, in human volunteers 1999 PMID 10496658
- Safety and Efficacy of Ipamorelin Compared to Placebo for the Recovery of Gastrointestinal Function 2014 NCT01280344
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Part of growth hormone secretagogues. Sermorelin, tesamorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295, and the rest of the GHRH and ghrelin receptor family.