GHK Basic

GHK -Basic is a tripeptide containing the amino acid sequence glycyl-histidyl-lysine. This short-chain peptide is considered to help cell communication for a wide range of actions.

GHK Basic

Research on the GHK has yielded a variety of potential biological activities, including possible stimulation of blood vessels and nerve outgrowth, increasing elastin, glycosaminoglycan, collagen synthesis, and possibly promoting dermal fibroblast functions. The tissue repair potential of this peptide has been researched in lung connective tissue, bone tissue, liver, stomach lining, and skin.

The peptide has also been suggested to play some role in DNA repair, lung protection, fibroblast reactivation, and possibly in suppressing proinflammatory and pro-aging molecules like NFκB. GH-K Basic has also been suggested to have the potential to repair protective proteins in the skin barrier.