Humanin
Very early researchThe research is at the earliest stage – mostly cells in a lab dish. It is far too early to say much.
Also called HN / Rattin
Made by mitochondria and studied for protecting cells. Research is early — mostly cells and mice.
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.
Not approved and not on the compounding list.
Official status: Not on the 503A bulks list. Checked 2026-08-04.
Lab suppliers we list: 5
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
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into a vein
“Anesthesia induction will include preoxygenation with 100% oxygen for 3-5 minutes, followed by intravenous propofol (1.5-2.5 mg/kg), fentanyl (1-2 µg/kg), and rocuronium bromide (0.6 mg/kg).”
2.08 nmol
IVF Outcome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PatientsNot stated · NCT04104958
“clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism (\> 2.08 nmol/l), 3.”
In animal studies
2 mg/kg
rats ·
Renoprotective Effect of S14G-Humanin on Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Activation of STAT3 and ERK 1/2 Signal Transduction Pathways in RatsJournal not recorded · 2026
“Humanin G (HNG) (2 mg/kg, iv) was administered 10 minutes before reperfusion.”
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rats · another route · twice a week
Neuroprotective Effect of Intraperitoneal Humanin-G in Retinal Degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons RatsJournal not recorded · 2026
“Starting at postnatal day 21, RCS rats received twice a week intraperitoneal injection of either Low Dose HNG (0.4 mg/kg), High Dose HNG (4mg/kg), or sham-saline for 1 or 4 weeks.”
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rats · another route · twice a week
Neuroprotective Effect of Intraperitoneal Humanin-G in Retinal Degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons RatsJournal not recorded · 2026
“Starting at postnatal day 21 (p21), RCS rats received twice a week intraperitoneal injections of either Low Dose HNG (0.4 mg/kg), High Dose HNG (4mg/kg), or sham-saline for 1 or 4 weeks.”
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mice · another route · for 15 days
Humanin ameliorates diabetes-induced testicular damage in a streptozotocin-induced mouse model.Experimental physiology · 2026
“Diabetes was induced via intraperitoneal administration of STZ (150 mg/kg).”
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rats · another route · twice a week
Neuroprotective effect of intraperitoneal Humanin-G in retinal degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons rats.Scientific reports · 2026
“Starting at postnatal day 21, RCS rats received twice a week intraperitoneal injection of either Low Dose HNG (0.4 mg/kg), High Dose HNG (4 mg/kg), or sham-saline for 1 or 4 weeks.”
4 mg/kg
mice · daily
Repeated Humanin Treatment Attenuates Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis in Diabetic Cardiac Tissue.Biology · 2026
“HN (4 mg/kg) was administered daily for 15 consecutive days.”
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rats · under the skin
Humanin peptide ameliorates reproductive dysfunction and restores neuroendocrine mechanisms in SSRI-treated male rats.Reproductive biology · 2026
“In Phase 1, fifty rats were randomized into control, sham, paroxetine (20 mg/kg/day via oral gavage), humanin (1 mg/kg/day via subcutaneous infusion), and paroxetine + humanin groups (n = 10/group) to evaluate sexual behavior, sperm quality, serum hormones, and dopaminergic activity within the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and medial preoptic area (MPOA).”
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mice ·
S14G-humanin (HNG) ameliorates diabetic nephropathy tubular injury by inhibiting Z-DNA/ZBP1-mediated necroptosis.European journal of pharmacology · 2026
“S14G-humanin (HNG), a potent analog of humanin, exerts protective effects in various diseases, but its role in DN remains unexplored.”
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mice · another route
Humanin Restores Metabolic Hormone Homeostasis of Leptin, Ghrelin, Irisin and Asprosin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice.Metabolites · 2026
“Materials and Methods : Forty male mice were randomly assigned to four groups ( n = 10 for each group): control, HN (4 mg/kg/day), STZ (150 mg/kg), and STZ + HN.”
35 mg/kg
rats ·
Potential Role of High-Intensity Interval Training-Induced Increase in Humanin Levels for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
“After diabetes induction (2-month high-fat diet and injection of 35 mg/kg streptozotocin), the animals in the EX and T2D + EX groups underwent an 8-week HIIT protocol (4-10, interval of 80%-100% of maximum speed).”
14 G
mice ·
S14G-Humanin ameliorates ovarian dysfunction in a cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian insufficiency mouse model.Molecular human reproduction · 2025
“S14G-Humanin (HNG), a potent analogue of Humanin, exhibits strong antioxidant and anti-apoptotic properties and has demonstrated cytoprotective effects in various tissues, including the ovary.”
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rats · another route
The humanin analogue (HNG) alleviates intrauterine adhesions by inhibiting endometrial epithelial cells ferroptosis: a rat model-based study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023
“S14G-humanin (HNG) is an HNG that has been reported to have a protective effect against myocardial fibrosis.”
- Renoprotective Effect of S14G-Humanin on Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Activation of STAT3 and ERK 1/2 Signal Transduction Pathways in Rats
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal not recorded · 2026
- Neuroprotective Effect of Intraperitoneal Humanin-G in Retinal Degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons Rats
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal not recorded · 2026
- Neuroprotective Effect of Intraperitoneal Humanin-G in Retinal Degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons Rats
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal not recorded · 2026
- Humanin ameliorates diabetes-induced testicular damage in a streptozotocin-induced mouse model.
Animal study, rats or mice
Experimental physiology · 2026
- Humanin analogue promotes metabolic reprogramming to protect the ischemic heart
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal not recorded · 2026
- Neuroprotective effect of intraperitoneal Humanin-G in retinal degeneration of Royal College of Surgeons rats.
Animal study, rats or mice
Scientific reports · 2026
- Repeated Humanin Treatment Attenuates Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis in Diabetic Cardiac Tissue.
Animal study, rats or mice
Biology · 2026
- Humanin peptide ameliorates reproductive dysfunction and restores neuroendocrine mechanisms in SSRI-treated male rats.
Animal study, rats or mice
Reproductive biology · 2026
- Humanin and MOTS-c Attenuate Atrial Fibrillation by Suppressing Fibrosis and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.
Animal study, rats or mice
Biomedicines · 2026
- S14G-humanin (HNG) ameliorates diabetic nephropathy tubular injury by inhibiting Z-DNA/ZBP1-mediated necroptosis.
Animal study, rats or mice
European journal of pharmacology · 2026
- Humanin Restores Metabolic Hormone Homeostasis of Leptin, Ghrelin, Irisin and Asprosin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice.
Animal study, rats or mice
Metabolites · 2026
- Potential Role of High-Intensity Interval Training-Induced Increase in Humanin Levels for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes.
Animal study, rats or mice
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
- Hepatic and Pancreatic Cellular Response to Early Life Nutritional Mismatch.
Animal study, rats or mice
Endocrinology · 2025
- Humanin alone and in combination with GnRHa therapy attenuates ovarian dysfunction induced by prepubertal cyclophosphamide chemotherapy in female mice.
Animal study, rats or mice
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2025
- Myeloid cells coordinately induce glioma cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic pathways for chemoresistance via GP130 signaling.
Animal study, rats or mice
Cell reports. Medicine · 2024
- Humanin-G protects septic ARDS by mediating mitochondrial function in lung vascular endothelial cells.
Lab dish study
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2026
- Network Topology and Interactomic Analysis Reveal the Regulatory Framework of the Humanin Protein Family (MTRNR2Lx Class).
Lab dish study
Biomolecules · 2026
- Humanin improves bone health in a glucocorticoid-treated mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Lab dish study
Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026
- Mitochondrial-derived peptide Humanin protects granulosa cells under oxidative conditions.
Lab dish study
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) · 2026
- S14G-Humanin ameliorates ovarian dysfunction in a cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian insufficiency mouse model.
Lab dish study
Molecular human reproduction · 2025
- Humanin variants aggregate to produce different fibril morphologies.
Lab dish study
The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025
- Oligoasthenozoospermia is alleviated in a mouse model by [Gly14]-humanin-mediated attenuation of oxidative stress and ferroptosis.
Lab dish study
Andrology · 2025
- Humanin reduces nucleus pulposus cells ferroptosis to alleviate intervertebral disc degeneration: An in vitro and in vivo study.
Lab dish study
Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025
- Ameliorative effects of Gly[14]-humanin on cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian insufficiency and underlying mechanisms.
Lab dish study
Reproductive biomedicine online · 2025
- HUMANIN produced by human efferocytic macrophages promotes the resolution of inflammation.
Lab dish study
Cell death & disease · 2025
- The humanin analogue (HNG) alleviates intrauterine adhesions by inhibiting endometrial epithelial cells ferroptosis: a rat model-based study.
Lab dish study
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023
- Mitochondrial-derived peptides MOTS-c and humanin attenuate dexamethasone-induced atrophy in human skeletal muscle cells.
Physiological reports · 2026
- Humanin improved the rotenone-induced reactive oxygen species formation in PC12 cells by modulating the SIRT3/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
Toxicology and industrial health · 2026
- Altered placental expression of small humanin-like peptides in gestational diabetes mellitus.
Measured levels in people, no peptide given
Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2026
- Humanin as a Molecular Indicator of Semen Quality and Cryotolerance in Crossbred Cattle.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene · 2026
- Circulating Humanin Improves the Prognostic Accuracy of Cardiovascular Risk Models in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients.
Measured levels in people, no peptide given
Cardiorenal medicine · 2026
- Mitochondrial-derived Peptides and Cytoprotection in ARDS: Emerging Therapeutic Promise of Humanin.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2026
- Mitochondrial derived peptide humanin improved semen quality, semen freezability, antioxidant status and in-vitro fertility in crossbred bull.
Scientific reports · 2026
- Humanin Mitigates Aβ-Induced Retinal Pigment Epithelium Injury via AMPK-Beclin1-Dependent Mitophagy.
Aging cell · 2026
- Arsenic Promotes Intracellular Aβ<sub>(1-42)</sub> Accumulation via Enhanced APP but Reduced NEP Expression, and Indirectly Stimulates Extracellular Aβ Aggregation through AChE Induction in Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells.
Biological trace element research · 2026
- Preserving brain health in aging: structural and biochemical benefits of water based resistance training, a randomized controlled trial.
BMC geriatrics · 2026
- Enduring Effects of Humanin on Mitochondrial Systems in TBI Pathology.
Biomolecules · 2025
- Mitochondria‑derived peptides: Promising microproteins in cardiovascular diseases (Review).
Molecular medicine reports · 2025
- Redox-sensitive miRNAs and Humanin could mediate effects of exercise and astaxanthin on oxidative stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes.
Scientific reports · 2025
- Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with mitochondrial microproteins Humanin and SHMOOSE; potential role of the Humanin-Nox2 interaction in cardioprotection.
Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
- Mitochondrial-derived peptides, HNG and SHLP3, protect cochlear hair cells against gentamicin.
Cell death discovery · 2024
- [Gly14]-Humanin ameliorates high glucose-induced endothelial senescence via SIRT6.
Scientific reports · 2024
- Exogenous humanin and MOTS-c function as protective agents against gentamicin-induced hair cell damage.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2023
- Mitochondrial-Derived Peptides as Therapeutics and Biomarkers for Combating Vascular Aging and Associated Cardiovascular Diseases.
Review of earlier work
Current cardiology reviews · 2026
- Mitochondria-derived peptides in liver disease: Emerging regulators of hepatic metabolism and therapeutic targets.
Review of earlier work
Hepatology communications · 2026
- Mitochondrial-derived microproteins in lung disease: insights and implications.
Review of earlier work
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026
- Humanin as an evolutionarily tuned mitochondrial peptide: Insights from mammalian oxidative stress diversity.
Review of earlier work
Free radical biology & medicine · 2026
- A Review on the Potential Role of Humanin Peptide and its Analogs in the Regulation of Autophagy Pathways for Therapeutic Application in Metabolic Disorders.
Review of earlier work
Protein and peptide letters · 2025
- The neuroprotective role of Humanin in Alzheimer's disease: The molecular effects.
Review of earlier work
European journal of pharmacology · 2025
- Interlaced roles of mitochondrial DNA in colorectal cancer: Liquid-biopsy biomarkers, nuclear mtDNA-driven genomic instability, and mito-encoded micro peptide signaling.
Review of earlier work
World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025
- Insights into the Biomarker Potential of Humanin and Mots-c Expression and Telomere Length in Alzheimer's Disease.
Review of earlier work
International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
- Neuroprotective Action of Humanin and Humanin Analogues: Research Findings and Perspectives.
Review of earlier work
Biology · 2023