and promotion of blood vessels growth. Recent studies revealed its ability to modulate expression of a large number of human genes. Synthetic GHK-Cu is used in cosmetics as a reparative and anti-aging ingredient.

History

Loren Pickart (1938-2023) isolated the copper peptide GHK-Cu from human plasma albumin in 1973. It was noticed that liver tissue obtained from patients aged 60 to 80 years had an increased level of fibrinogen.

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