ARA-290
Tested in peopleIt has been tested in people, but it is not an approved medicine. The studies are usually small.
Also called Cibinetide / Erythropoietin-derived peptide
Derived from the hormone EPO but without its blood effects. Tested in people for nerve pain.
Can a doctor prescribe this?
No. Pharmacies are not on record as being allowed to make this into a medicine.
The FDA has not approved this as a medicine.
Investigational. Not approved and not on the compounding list.
Official status: Not on the 503A bulks list. Checked 2026-08-04.
Lab suppliers we list: 8
Doses used in research
Taken word for word from the studies and trials listed on this page. This is not a recommendation and not a dose for anyone to take.
In human trials
4 mg
under the skin · daily · for 12 weeks
The Use of ARA290 for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular OedemaPHASE2 · NCT06626971
“4 mg subcutaneous injections of ARA290 over an 84 day period.”
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under the skin
Study of Efficacy of ARA 290 on Corneal Nerve Fiber Density and Neuropathic Symptoms of Subjects With SarcoidosisPHASE2 · NCT02039687
“1 mg per day ARA 290.”
4 mg
under the skin · once daily · for 28 days
ARA290 in T2D (Effects of ARA 290, an Erythropoietin Analogue) in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes)PHASE2 · NCT01933529
“ARA 290, 4.0 mg, injected subcutaneously once every morning during 28 days..”
In animal studies
60 mcg/kg
rats · another route
[Intervention effects of erythropoietin derived peptide (HBSP) on renal injury induced by acute skeletal muscle strain in rats].Zhongguo ying yong sheng li xue za zhi = Zhongguo yingyong shenglixue zazhi = Chinese journal of applied physiology · 2022
“After successful modeling, the rats in HBSP group and EPO group were intraperitoneally injected with 60 μg/kg HBSP and 5 000 U/kg recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO), and the rats in the control group and the injured group were intraperitoneally injected with 0.9% normal saline.”
1.7 mcg/kg/day
rats ·
The erythropoietin-derived peptide ARA 284 reduces tissue wasting and improves survival in a rat model of cancer cachexia.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022
“Results Treatment with ARA 284 (1.7 μg/kg/day) counteracted the loss of body weight (12.46 ± 4.82% ARA 284 vs.”
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mice ·
Transcriptional Profiles in Ischemia/Reperfusion-Injured Murine Kidneys Synergistically Protected by Erythropoietin Derived Peptide CHBP and Caspase-3 siRNAJournal not recorded · 2020
“0.03 mg/kg of CASP3siRNA/negative control (NCsiRNA) was injected via tail vein 2 h pre-surgery, with/without 24 nmol/kg of CHBP administered to peritoneal cavity at 15 min post reperfusion.”
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rats ·
ARA 290, a peptide derived from the tertiary structure of erythropoietin, produces long-term relief of neuropathic pain coupled with suppression of the spinal microglia response.Molecular pain · 2014
“Results Following a spared nerve injury in rats, vehicle or ARA290 (administered in either one of 4 doses: 3, 10, 30 and 60 μg/kg) was administered on days 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10.”
120 mcg/kg
rats · another route · daily
The erythropoietin-derived peptide ARA290 reverses mechanical allodynia in the neuritis model.Neuroscience · 2013
“Following neuritis induction, 30 or 120 μg/kg ARA290 or saline vehicle was injected intraperitoneally into rats daily from day 1 post surgery.”
120 mcg/kg
mice · another route
A Nonhematopoietic Erythropoietin Analogue, ARA 290, Inhibits Macrophage Activation and Prevents Damage to Transplanted Islets.Transplantation · 2016
“Recipients were given ARA 290 (120 μg/kg) intraperitoneally just before and at 0, 6, and 24 hours after PITx.”
- ARA 290, a nonerythropoietic peptide engineered from erythropoietin, improves metabolic control and neuropathic symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Study in people
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2015
- ARA 290 improves symptoms in patients with sarcoidosis-associated small nerve fiber loss and increases corneal nerve fiber density.
Study in people
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2013
- Safety and efficacy of ARA 290 in sarcoidosis patients with symptoms of small fiber neuropathy: a randomized, double-blind pilot study.
Study in people
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2012
- Immunometabolic dysregulation drives selective executive cognitive dysfunction in male db/db mice.
Animal study, rats or mice
Neurobiology of disease · 2026
- Erythropoietin-derived peptide ARA290 mediates brain tissue protection through the β-common receptor in mice with cerebral ischemic stroke.
Animal study, rats or mice
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024
- [Intervention effects of erythropoietin derived peptide (HBSP) on renal injury induced by acute skeletal muscle strain in rats].
Animal study, rats or mice
Zhongguo ying yong sheng li xue za zhi = Zhongguo yingyong shenglixue zazhi = Chinese journal of applied physiology · 2022
- The erythropoietin-derived peptide ARA 284 reduces tissue wasting and improves survival in a rat model of cancer cachexia.
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022
- Early monocyte modulation by the non-erythropoietic peptide ARA 290 decelerates AD-like pathology progression.
Animal study, rats or mice
Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2022
- Potent Therapy and Transcriptional Profile of Combined Erythropoietin Derived Peptide CHBP and Caspase-3 siRNA against Kidney Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in mice
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal not recorded · 2020
- Transcriptional Profiles in Ischemia/Reperfusion-Injured Murine Kidneys Synergistically Protected by Erythropoietin Derived Peptide CHBP and Caspase-3 siRNA
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal not recorded · 2020
- Potent Therapy and Transcriptional Profile of Combined Erythropoietin-Derived Peptide Cyclic Helix B Surface Peptide and Caspase-3 siRNA against Kidney Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice.
Animal study, rats or mice
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2020
- Short erythropoietin-derived peptide enhances memory, improves long-term potentiation, and counteracts amyloid beta-induced pathology.
Animal study, rats or mice
Neurobiology of aging · 2019
- ARA 290, a peptide derived from the tertiary structure of erythropoietin, produces long-term relief of neuropathic pain coupled with suppression of the spinal microglia response.
Animal study, rats or mice
Molecular pain · 2014
- The erythropoietin-derived peptide ARA290 reverses mechanical allodynia in the neuritis model.
Animal study, rats or mice
Neuroscience · 2013
- Synthesis and evaluation of <sup>99m</sup>Tc-DOTA-ARA-290 as potential SPECT tracer for targeting cardiac ischemic region.
Lab dish study
Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2021
- An engineered non-erythropoietic erythropoietin-derived peptide, ARA290, attenuates doxorubicin induced genotoxicity and oxidative stress.
Lab dish study
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA · 2020
- Non-erythropoietic erythropoietin-derived peptide protects mice from systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lab dish study
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2018
- ARA 290 relieves pathophysiological pain by targeting TRPV1 channel: Integration between immune system and nociception.
Lab dish study
Peptides · 2016
- A Nonhematopoietic Erythropoietin Analogue, ARA 290, Inhibits Macrophage Activation and Prevents Damage to Transplanted Islets.
Lab dish study
Transplantation · 2016
- Mechanistic Approach for Protective Effect of ARA290, a Specific Ligand for the Erythropoietin/CD131 Heteroreceptor, against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity, the Involvement of Apoptosis and Inflammation Pathways.
Inflammation · 2023
- Potential role of erythropoietin receptors and ligands in attenuating apoptosis and inflammation in critical limb ischemia.
Journal of vascular surgery · 2014
- ARA 290 for treatment of small fiber neuropathy in sarcoidosis.
Expert opinion on investigational drugs · 2014
- A Novel Neuroprotective Derived Peptide of Erythropoietin Improved Cognitive Function in Vascular Dementia Mice.
Review of earlier work
Molecular neurobiology · 2025
- A novel neuroprotective derived peptide of erythropoietin improved cognitive function in vascular dementia mice
Review of earlier work
Journal not recorded · 2023
- Flipping the molecular switch for innate protection and repair of tissues: Long-lasting effects of a non-erythropoietic small peptide engineered from erythropoietin.
Review of earlier work
Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2015