Kisspeptin-10 vs Pinealon
Side-by-side comparison of key properties, dosing, and research.
Sexual Health & LibidoAnti-Aging & Longevity
Kisspeptin-10Cognitive EnhancementAnti-Aging & Longevity
Pinealon- Summary
- Kisspeptin-10 is the biologically active C-terminal decapeptide of kisspeptin, an endogenous regulator of the reproductive axis. It acts upstream of GnRH to potently stimulate LH and testosterone release, and plays a key role in sexual arousal and libido.
- Pinealon is a synthetic tripeptide (Glu-Asp-Arg) developed by the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation, designed to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and exert neuroprotective, neurogenic, and anti-aging effects by regulating pineal gland and brain cell function.
- Half-Life
- ~4 minutes (rapidly degraded); longer-acting analogs like TAK-448 are in development
- Short (peptides rapidly degraded), but epigenetic/gene regulatory effects persist
- Admin Route
- SubQ, IV
- SubQ, Oral, Intranasal
- Research
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- Typical Dose
- 50–500 mcg
- 5–10 mg (oral) or 50–100 mcg (SC)
- Frequency
- Once daily to every other day
- Once daily for 10 days
- Key Benefits
- Potently stimulates LH and testosterone
- Enhances sexual arousal and libido
- Activates HPG axis — upstream of GnRH
- May improve fertility in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Increases brain activation in sexual attraction circuits
- May restore LH pulsatility in suppressed HPG axis
- Neuroprotection against oxidative stress and hypoxia
- Promotes neuronal regeneration and repair
- Improves memory and cognitive function
- Enhances sleep quality via melatonin regulation
- Anti-aging effects on brain cells
- May slow cognitive decline in neurodegeneration
- Improves cerebrovascular circulation
- Reduces neuroinflammation
- Side Effects
- Injection site reactions
- Temporary nausea
- Flushing
- Elevated LH/testosterone (intended effect)
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- Excellent safety profile in clinical use
- Rare: mild drowsiness
- Transient mild headache at initiation
- Injection site reaction (SC)
- Stacks With
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