Adipotide
Adipotide (Proapoptotic Vascular Targeting Peptide — CKGGRAKDC-GG-KLAKLAKKLAKLAK)
Evidence & Status
- Preliminary / Experimental
- Preliminary
At a Glance
An investigational preclinical peptide whose approved evidence is bounded to obese rhesus-macaque work. The study’s renal-toxicity signal is a material limit on translation, and there is no human interventional evidence.
Plain English
Researchers study Adipotide in the context of an obese rhesus-macaque experiment. Its findings cannot establish human efficacy, safety, or dosing, and the renal-toxicity signal in that work is a material translational limitation.
Overview
Adipotide is an experimental chimeric peptidomimetic designed to target white-adipose vasculature. The approved source describes findings in obese monkeys, including weight loss and renal toxicity; it does not establish human efficacy, safety, or a clinical development pathway.
Research Summary
The canonical study is a nonhuman-primate experiment. Its results, including the reported renal safety signal, are preclinical and cannot be translated into a human dose or therapeutic conclusion.
Research Areas
- Adipose vascular targeting
- Novel obesity mechanisms
- Prohibitin biology
- Body composition research
- Experimental weight loss
Safety & Risks
Serious Risks
- Renal toxicity in the obese rhesus-macaque study is a material translational limitation.
- No human interventional evidence or human safety profile is established.
Reported Side Effects
- Renal toxicity observed in the obese rhesus-macaque study.
Legal Status by Region
- United States
- Investigational preclinical peptide; not FDA-approved.
- United Kingdom
- Investigational preclinical peptide; not FDA-approved.
- Australia
- Investigational preclinical peptide; not FDA-approved.
- Canada
- Investigational preclinical peptide; not FDA-approved.
Citations & Sources
- A peptidomimetic targeting white fat causes weight loss and improved insulin resistance in obese monkeys.
Barnhart KF et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2011
PMID 22072637 · DOI 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002621