Not approved (research only)Short bioregulator peptideNeuro research
Cortagen
Cortagen is a short synthetic peptide from the bioregulator research tradition, studied in a small number of animal experiments.
What is Cortagen?
Cortagen is a short synthetic peptide from the bioregulator research tradition, studied in a small number of animal experiments. Cortagen is not approved by the FDA for any use; products sold under this name are labeled for research use only, not for human consumption.
Key takeaways
- Cortagen is not approved by the FDA for any use; products sold under this name are labeled for research use only, not for human consumption.
- PubMed indexes 13 papers on Cortagen (0 tagged as clinical trials) as of October 19, 2026.
- 9 vendors in our directory listed Cortagen in their public catalog on October 19, 2026.
Structure
Regulatory & access status
Cortagen is not approved by the FDA for any use; products sold under this name are labeled for research use only, not for human consumption.
Sellers that market unapproved peptides for human use can receive FDA warning letters; our vendor directory links any letter we found on fda.gov.
How much research exists on Cortagen?
PubMed indexes 13 papers mentioning Cortagen in the title or abstract, 1 of them from the last five years and 0 tagged as clinical trials (search run October 19, 2026; repeat the search).
Most relevant recent papers
- Effects of short peptides on lymphocyte chromatin in senile subjects. — Bull Exp Biol Med, 2004
- Elucidation of the effect of brain cortex tetrapeptide Cortagen on gene expression in mouse heart by microarray. — Neuro Endocrinol Lett, 2004
- [Cortexin and cortagen as correcting agents in functional and metabolic disorders in the brain in chronic ischemia]. — Eksp Klin Farmakol, 2011
- Tissue-specific effects of peptides. — Bull Exp Biol Med, 2001
- The delayed effect of cortagen on the restoration of injured nerve function. — Dokl Biol Sci, 2002
- Effects of short peptides on thymocyte blast transformation and signal transduction along the sphingomyelin pathway. — Bull Exp Biol Med, 2002
What the evidence does not show
- Paper counts measure research attention, not whether Cortagen works or is safe.
- No clinical trial in humans is tagged in PubMed under this name.
- No FDA review of any "research use only" product's identity, purity, sterility or dose.
Research suppliers that list Cortagen
9 vendors in our directory listed a product matching Cortagen in their public catalog on October 19, 2026. Listed alphabetically; a listing is not an endorsement. Research use only.
- Atomik Labz
- BioGenix Peptides
- BioLongevity Labs
- Core Peptides
- Eros Peptides
- Pure Lab Peptides
- Swiss Chems
- Verified Peptides
- Xcel Peptides
Prices per mg, where we could verify them, are on our price comparison.
Cortagen reconstitution math
Lab arithmetic only, not dosing guidance: vial-by-vial concentration tables are on Cortagen 20 mg vial math.
Cortagen FAQ
Is Cortagen FDA-approved?
Cortagen is not approved by the FDA for any use; products sold under this name are labeled for research use only, not for human consumption.
Is Cortagen safe?
There are no published human safety trials of Cortagen that we could find. Products sold as "research use only" have no FDA review of purity, sterility or dose, and are not for human use.
How much research is there on Cortagen?
PubMed indexes 13 papers on Cortagen (0 tagged as clinical trials) as of October 19, 2026.
Who sells Cortagen?
Atomik Labz, BioGenix Peptides, BioLongevity Labs, Core Peptides, Eros Peptides, Pure Lab Peptides and 3 more listed it on their public catalogs when we checked; a listing is not an endorsement.
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