Humanin — mitochondrial peptide, is anyone running it?

H
Joined 2026
22 posts
2/19/2026 · 644 views

Humanin is another mitochondrial-derived peptide (encoded within the 16S rRNA gene). Has anti-apoptotic and metabolic effects in preclinical work. Unlike MOTS-c it hasn't really caught on in the community. Is that lack of data, lack of access, or lack of effect?

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S
Joined 2026
115 posts
2/19/2026

Lack of access and lack of peer attention more than lack of biology. The Humanin literature is real but small. Vendors haven't mass-marketed it the way they have MOTS-c. Partly this is because Humanin's in vivo PK is less well-characterized, which makes dosing a guess.

M
Joined 2026
32 posts
motsc_opsMember
2/21/2026

Tried Humanin for 8 weeks last year at 1mg 3x/week. Couldn't tell it from saline. Dropped back to MOTS-c. Small n, but the subjective 'something is happening' that MOTS-c gives me just wasn't there.

T
Joined 2025
58 posts
theoreticRegular
2/25/2026

I think Humanin will have its moment once the PK and dosing get characterized better. Right now running it is more speculative than running MOTS-c.

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