Its a complex compound with a cobalt ion at its heart, earning it the name cobalamin
It also strengthens Lillys position across both obesity and diabetes treatment pathways
But theyre not without risk
An imbalance in glutathione metabolism, defined by lower GSH:GSSG, has been linked to a number of chronic diseases including feline chronic renal failure (Reference Keegan and Webb43) and in humans, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, cystic fibrosis, viral infection, diabetes mellitus, renal failure and liver disease (Reference Wu, Fang and Yang44)
The increased bone formation was attributed to larger bone dimensions and increased cortical cross-sectional area, as determined by in vitro measurements with peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) and Archimedes' principle
In Caco-2 cells, GHK-Cu reduces tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced ROS by almost 50% at 10 M concentration