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Epithalon Epithalon (Epitalon) is a synthetic tetrapeptide studied for its potential role in telomerase activation and cellular aging regulation
Safety Considerations and Future Outlook As with all pharmacotherapy for obesity and T2D, establishing cardiovascular safety and demonstrating improvements in meaningful clinical outcomes will be essential, particularly as cardiovascular outcome trials have not yet been completed with multi-agonists (although data are expected soon for tirzepatide: SURPASS-CVOT [T2D] in 2025
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Pegylation enhances the peptides stability and circulating half-life, allowing prolonged biological activity compared to non-pegylated MGF