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Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests
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· 3/19/2026, 8:54:05 AM
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-19T12:54:05.000Z more interesting topics I’ve been sitting on for a while, and it keeps coming up enough in research circles that it deserves a thorough breakdown. > Long COVID has affected a significant number of people, and conventional medicine has largely struggled to explain why some individuals never fully recover. What’s emerging from the research, however, points toward a very
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests
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· 3/19/2026, 8:54:05 AM
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-19T12:54:05.000Z more interesting topics I’ve been sitting on for a while, and it keeps coming up enough in research circles that it deserves a thorough breakdown. > Long COVID has affected a significant number of people, and conventional medicine has largely struggled to explain why some individuals never fully recover. What’s emerging from the research, however, points toward a very
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests
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· 3/19/2026, 8:54:05 AM
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-19T12:54:05.000Z ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Derek from Peptide Price <derekpruski@substack.com> Date: Mar 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM -0400 To: tjphuhs@gmail.com Subject: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests > This post is for educational and informational purposes only. > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests
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· 3/19/2026, 8:54:05 AM
Fwd: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-19T12:54:05.000Z ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Derek from Peptide Price <derekpruski@substack.com> Date: Mar 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM -0400 To: tjphuhs@gmail.com Subject: Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests > This post is for educational and informational purposes only. > ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests
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· 3/19/2026, 7:37:26 AM
Long COVID & Mitochondrial Peptides: What the Research Actually Suggests from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-03-19T11:37:26.000Z View this post on the web at https://derekpruski.substack.com/p/long-covid-and-mitochondrial-peptides This post is for educational and informational purposes only. None of this is medical advice, none of this is intended to diagnose or treat any disease or condition, and none of this should be taken as a recommendation to use any compound for any purpose. All compoun
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z mitochondria are the bottleneck. SS-31 is a precision tool, not a generic “feel better” peptide. In conditions where mitochondrial dysfunction is genuinely the upstream driver — Barth syndrome, certain kidney injuries, dry AMD, mitochondrial disease — the effects are real. In conditions where mitochondria are downstream of bigger problems, SS-31 can support but won’t
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z View this post on the web at https://derekpruski.substack.com/p/ss-31-the-mitochondrial-peptide-with Research and educational purposes only. Nothing in this piece is medical advice. If you’re considering anything personally, that’s a conversation for a qualified clinician. Most of the SS-31 conversation in the peptide world stops at one sentence: “it repairs mitochond
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z its open-label extension. Long-term treatment (48 weeks) showed significant improvements in: 6-minute walk test performance Cardiac stroke volume Barth Syndrome Symptom Assessment scores SS-31 received orphan drug designation for Barth syndrome and is now FDA-approved as Forzinity — making it one of the very few peptides to make it through to actual approval. HFpEF (h
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z brain concentrations achieved with subcutaneous dosing are lower than other tissues. Use this section as a “promising direction” rather than “established outcome.” The Less-Discussed Applications A quick rundown of areas where SS-31 has preclinical research that almost never gets talked about: Hearing loss. SS-31 has been studied for noise-induced and age-related hear
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z tools. And that’s why it deserves to be understood for more than just “it helps mitochondria.” This is for research and educational purposes only. Nothing in this piece is medical advice, and this isn’t a recommendation to use SS-31 personally. If you’re interested in the topic for any non-research reason, that’s a conversation for a qualified medical professional who
Mold Toxicity & Peptides: A Comprehensive Walkthrough
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· 4/28/2026, 7:52:08 PM
Mold Toxicity & Peptides: A Comprehensive Walkthrough from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-04-28T23:52:08.000Z works, but it’s downstream — you’re catching toxins after they’re already loose, hoping to clear them faster than they’re being released. It can take 5 to 8 years on this approach, and a lot of people stall out. The newer framework looks upstream — fix the immune system and mitochondria first, then detox. The logic: If your immune system is broken, it can’t recognize or clear what’s co
Mold Toxicity & Peptides: A Comprehensive Walkthrough
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· 4/28/2026, 7:52:08 PM
Mold Toxicity & Peptides: A Comprehensive Walkthrough from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-04-28T23:52:08.000Z killing those organisms. That’s why it’s often staged later, not first Layer 3 — Rebuild the Immune System Now that the barriers hold, you can push TH1 up and pull TH2 down without the system rebelling. Thymogen Alpha-1 / Thymosin Alpha-1 class — the cornerstone for raising TH1. Used internationally in research for respiratory infections, immune deficiency, and as a cancer adjunct TB-4
Zombie Cells vs. FOXO4-DRI
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· 2/13/2026, 6:06:10 PM
Zombie Cells vs. FOXO4-DRI from huntershealthhacks@mail.beehiiv.com on 2026-02-13T23:06:10.000Z company is developing advanced versions of this peptide and moving toward clinical phases. The animal evidence is compelling and consistent across tissues, but human data remains pending. ——————————————————————————— **Dosage ** In animal studies, dosing was approximately 5 mg/kg administered intravenously or intraperitoneally every other day. In human experimentation circles, one common approach is 3
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z the body. Vision is metabolically expensive. Every time a photon hits a photoreceptor, mitochondria have to fire to convert that signal into something the brain can read. As mitochondria age, the photoreceptors start dying, and you get age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The ReCLAIM trials SS-31 has been studied in a series of clinical trials for dry AMD with nonc
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize
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· 5/6/2026, 2:59:21 PM
SS-31: The Mitochondrial Peptide With Way More Uses Than People Realize from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-05-06T18:59:21.000Z one of the most underrated areas of SS-31 research, and it makes total sense once you understand the kidney’s biology. Why kidneys are mitochondria-dependent. The kidney is one of the most metabolically demanding organs in the body. Specifically, the proximal tubules — the part of the nephron responsible for reabsorbing nutrients, electrolytes, and water back into the
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 4:58:06 PM
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-05-02T20:58:06.000Z cleanup process that selectively removes damaged mitochondria so new, healthy ones can take their place. It’s one of the most important quality-control systems in the body. > UA is one of the only known compounds that directly and reliably induces mitophagy in humans at oral doses. That alone would be remarkable. But the downstream effects of restoring mitophagy ripple through nearly ev
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity
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· 5/2/2026, 4:58:06 PM
Fwd: Urolithin A: The Most Underrated Compound in Longevity from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-05-02T20:58:06.000Z cleanup process that selectively removes damaged mitochondria so new, healthy ones can take their place. It’s one of the most important quality-control systems in the body. > UA is one of the only known compounds that directly and reliably induces mitophagy in humans at oral doses. That alone would be remarkable. But the downstream effects of restoring mitophagy ripple through nearly ev
Mold Toxicity & Peptides: A Comprehensive Walkthrough
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· 4/28/2026, 7:52:08 PM
Mold Toxicity & Peptides: A Comprehensive Walkthrough from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-04-28T23:52:08.000Z already running. It’s an offensive weapon. You don’t deploy offense before the defense is built. Research dosing in the literature varies considerably. The principle that holds across the published work: start at a fraction of the target dose and titrate up. If an RS reacts to half a Peptide-S capsule, they’re going to react to LL-37 — period. Some research protocols start at 10% of th
MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds
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· 4/24/2026, 1:18:04 PM
MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds from derekpruski@substack.com on 2026-04-24T17:18:04.000Z in mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondria produce it themselves. It belongs to a small class called mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDPs). What the research shows: Activates AMPK, the master energy sensor in cells. When AMPK is active, cells shift into “burn fuel, don’t store it” mode. Improves insulin sensitivity in preclinical models, meaning muscle cell
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly
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· 3/25/2026, 12:16:52 PM
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-25T16:16:52.000Z be drawn beyond what controlled research settings have produced. > The Takeaway for Beginner Researchers > PNC-27 is one of the more conceptually elegant compounds in the research space. Rather than broadly attacking any fast-dividing cell, it uses a two-step mechanism: find cancer cells by their own defense protein, then exploit the structural vulnerability of their membrane t
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly
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· 3/25/2026, 12:16:52 PM
Fwd: PNC-27: The Research Peptide That Targets Cancer Cells Directly from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-03-25T16:16:52.000Z be drawn beyond what controlled research settings have produced. > The Takeaway for Beginner Researchers > PNC-27 is one of the more conceptually elegant compounds in the research space. Rather than broadly attacking any fast-dividing cell, it uses a two-step mechanism: find cancer cells by their own defense protein, then exploit the structural vulnerability of their membrane t
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds
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· 4/24/2026, 1:28:54 PM
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T17:28:54.000Z mode. > • > Improves insulin sensitivity in preclinical models, meaning muscle cells pull glucose out of circulation more efficiently. > • > Appears to protect against metabolic stress in rodent studies (high-fat diet models). > • > Levels naturally decline with age, which some researchers think contributes to age-related metabolic dysfunction. > > >
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds
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· 4/24/2026, 1:28:54 PM
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T17:28:54.000Z mode. > • > Improves insulin sensitivity in preclinical models, meaning muscle cells pull glucose out of circulation more efficiently. > • > Appears to protect against metabolic stress in rodent studies (high-fat diet models). > • > Levels naturally decline with age, which some researchers think contributes to age-related metabolic dysfunction. > > >
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds
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· 4/24/2026, 1:28:54 PM
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T17:28:54.000Z on framing: Everything here is strictly for research use only. These compounds are not for human consumption. Nothing below is medical advice. This is educational content to help you understand what the research literature says about these molecules and how they function at the cellular level. > Upgrade to paid > The 30-Second Version > MOTS-c is a sm
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds
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· 4/24/2026, 1:28:54 PM
Fwd: MOTS-c vs NAD+: The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Two Mitochondrial Research Compounds from tjphuhs@gmail.com on 2026-04-24T17:28:54.000Z on framing: Everything here is strictly for research use only. These compounds are not for human consumption. Nothing below is medical advice. This is educational content to help you understand what the research literature says about these molecules and how they function at the cellular level. > Upgrade to paid > The 30-Second Version > MOTS-c is a sm