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ARA-290 vs Noopept

Side-by-side comparison of key properties, dosing, and research.

Immune SupportRecovery & Repair
ARA-290
Cognitive Enhancement
Noopept
Summary
ARA-290 is a synthetic 11-amino acid peptide derived from the helix B region of erythropoietin (EPO). Unlike EPO, it selectively activates the innate repair receptor (IRR) without stimulating hematopoiesis, providing tissue protection, anti-inflammation, and neuropathy relief.
Noopept is a potent dipeptide-derived nootropic from Russia, structurally related to piracetam but estimated to be 1,000 times more potent by mass. It enhances memory consolidation, learning, and recall while providing neuroprotection via BDNF and NGF upregulation.
Half-Life
~2–4 hours (SC administration)
~5–10 minutes but metabolite (CPG) effects last hours
Admin Route
SubQ
Oral, Sublingual, Intranasal
Research
Typical Dose
4 mg (fixed dose)
10–30 mg
Frequency
Once daily
1–2x daily
Key Benefits
  • Reduces neuropathic pain from small fiber neuropathy
  • Anti-inflammatory without immune suppression
  • Tissue protection after ischemia/reperfusion injury
  • Promotes nerve fiber regeneration
  • Improves symptoms of sarcoidosis-associated neuropathy
  • May reduce insulin resistance and improve metabolic health
  • Shown to improve autonomic neuropathy symptoms
  • Enhances memory formation and recall
  • Improves learning speed and cognitive processing
  • Neuroprotective via BDNF/NGF upregulation
  • Anxiolytic at low-to-moderate doses
  • Improves verbal fluency and information processing
  • Antioxidant (reduces oxidative damage in neurons)
  • May improve cognitive symptoms of mild cognitive impairment
Side Effects
  • Injection site reactions
  • Mild fatigue at initiation
  • Transient warm sensation post-injection
  • Rare: mild headache
  • Headaches (choline depletion — pair with choline source)
  • Irritability or anxiety at high doses
  • Overstimulation
  • Rare: brain fog with chronic use
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