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Preliminary human GHRP-2: A diagnostic peptide with thin therapeutic evidence GHRP-2 (pralmorelin) provokes a growth hormone pulse. It is an approved diagnostic in Japan, but the human therapeutic and anti-aging evidence is small and old.
Preliminary human MK-677 (Ibutamoren): A Lot of Human Data, Little to Show for It MK-677 reliably raises growth hormone and IGF-1, but disease trials failed and one was stopped for a heart-failure signal. Investigational, never approved.