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Anti-inflammatory tripeptide
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Structure (cute edition)
✨ real molecule sketch
This peptide is a short chain of about 3 amino acids—think of it as a tiny protein necklace on your label.
INCI: Anti-inflammatory tripeptide · ~3 amino acids in our simplified view
Research & public records
Counts and links from public databases (PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, Wikidata, NIH drug nomenclature). Educational only — not medical advice.
Knowledge base: heavy machine gun — Wikipedia
PubMed: 73 indexed papers (search PubMed)
- Multicompartmental Hydrogel Microspheres with a Concentric Thin Oil Layer: Protecting and Targeting Therapeutic Agents for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. · ACS applied bio materials
- Isolation, virtual screening, action mechanisms, chelation with zinc ions, and stability of ACE-inhibitory peptides from ginkgo seed globulin. · RSC advances
- A KPV-binding double-network hydrogel restores gut mucosal barrier in an inflamed colon. · Acta biomaterialia
- Self-Cross-Linked Hydrogel of Cysteamine-Grafted γ-Polyglutamic Acid Stabilized Tripeptide KPV for Alleviating TNBS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Rats. · ACS biomaterials science & engineering
- Are melanocortin peptides future therapeutics for cutaneous wound healing? · Experimental dermatology
- Peptide Receptor-Targeted Fluorescent Probe: Visualization and Discrimination between Chronic and Acute Ulcerative Colitis. · ACS applied materials & interfaces
- Critical role of PepT1 in promoting colitis-associated cancer and therapeutic benefits of the anti-inflammatory PepT1-mediated tripeptide KPV in a murine model. · Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology
- Synthesis and characterization of time-resolved fluorescence probes for evaluation of competitive binding to melanocortin receptors. · Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry
Clinical trials: 57 studies on ClinicalTrials.gov (view search)
- Study to Evaluate Maintenance of Sustained Remission of axSpA With CZP Compared to Placebo · COMPLETED
- Efficacy and Safety Study of Inhaled Glutathione in Cystic Fibrosis Patients · COMPLETED
- A Trial Comparing a Diet Including Products Aimed at Targeting Satiety · COMPLETED
- The Effect of Diet on Learning Abilities for Children in Kindergarden · COMPLETED
- Study of Subcutaneous Epcoritamab in Combination With Intravenous Rituximab and Oral Lenalidomide (R2) to Assess Adverse Events and Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Follicular Lymphoma · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Platinum-based Chemotherapy With Atezolizumab and Niraparib in Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer · COMPLETED
- Pre-emptive Kidney Transplantation Quality of Life · COMPLETED
- Study of INT 747 in Combination With URSO in Patients With Primay Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) · TERMINATED
ChEMBL: CHEMBL2371874
What brands say it does
KPV (Lys-Pro-Val) has anti-inflammatory effects in bowel disease models—reducing TNF-alpha and improving barrier function. Oral and topical routes are studied. Not an approved drug; appears in gut-healing peptide protocols alongside BPC-157.
Where you’ll find it
Functional medicine gut protocols and research peptide vendors.
Other names you might see
Lys-Pro-Val
Alpha-MSH fragment
Anti-inflammatory tripeptide
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