Peptides
The optimal function of the human organism is directly related to the condition of the cells. Scientific evidence suggests that the health of the body depends on the health of each individual cell. When cells work well, organs and systems work well too. For the cells to function well, their optimal supply with all necessary nutrients is necessary.
More than 50 years ago, physicians discovered that among other things, peptides are required for the normal functioning of the cells.
Peptides - organic substances consisting of amino acids linked by a peptide bond. In living cells, peptides are synthesized from amino acids or are products of protein metabolism.
Every cell of the human body makes / synthesizes proteins. This process is necessary for the cell to develop and function properly. In every young body, protein synthesis works very well and a sufficient amount of peptides is always produced. Therefore, all organs and systems in a young body work very well.
Unfortunately, with increasing age, but also due to a variety of different negative stress factors (illness, physical stress, increased mental stress, malnutrition, environmental impact, etc.), the intensity of protein synthesis in the body cells decreases. The older you get, or the more intense the body strain, the faster the bodys intensity of protein synthesis decreases. This causes a lack of regulatory peptides in the cells. This can lead to cell dysfunction and the development of pathological conditions and accelerated "wear" of the bodys main systems. If conditions in which the body works are stressful (extreme), then there is an increased need for tissue-specific peptides.
Scientists have discovered that lack of peptides in the body leads to cellular dysfunction and rapid tissue erosion, pathology and accelerated aging of the body. At the same time, numerous studies have shown that by using peptides and restoring physiologically normal peptide levels in the body, this condition can be counteracted. To provide the body cells targeted and effective with peptides, as micronutrients, the use of peptide preparations, as an additional source of peptides, may be useful in certain cases.
Regulatory peptides are identical in all mammals (and humans). In a series of studies, scientists have shown that when peptides are removed from animal tissue, such as cattle or pigs, and introduced into the body of another animal or human, they are perceived by the body as endogenous substances.
In addition, the peptides have a tissue-specific effect. They work and can only be enriched in the tissue cells from which they were originally obtained. This results in normalization and maintenance of physiological levels of peptides in the particular tissue, which in turn is essential for normal protein synthesis and normal physiological function of the cells.
Over the years, there have been numerous studies with animal peptides. They have been carefully studied by scientists from many countries such as the USA, Sweden, Germany and Russia. The Russian scientists of the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology conducted particularly extensive research with peptides. Incidentally, this is the only institution in the world with more than 40 years of experience working with peptides. The results of many studies confirm the safety of peptides and their expediency.
It should be noted that there are different types of peptides. Peptides are divided by the number of amino acids from which they are formed:
- Oligopeptides: less than 10 amino acids (eg di-, tri-peptides);
- Polypeptides: from 10 to 100 amino acids;
- Proteins: more than 100 amino acids.
Therefore, any molecule containing less than 100 amino acids may be termed a peptide. For these reasons there is a risk of confusion or misunderstandings. Those unfamiliar with this field often automatically think that the peptide is a hormone, anabolic steroid or an antibiotic. That's wrong thinking and understanding. Peptides are components of dietary proteins and are found in all protein foods. Even the plants contain peptides.