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Semax: Mechanism

Mechanistic pathways reported in verified publications, separated from clinical inference.

Mechanistic frame

Investigated across neurotrophic, transcriptional, and stress-response signaling; no single mechanism explains the full literature. Mechanistic records below are organized by their actual experimental system. They do not prove a clinical effect.

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Grade CAnimal study2021Indexed abstract extracted

Brain Protein Expression Profile Confirms the Protective Effect of the ACTH(4-7)PGP Peptide (Semax) in a Rat Model of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion

A rat transient middle cerebral artery occlusion study examining proteins associated with inflammation, cell death, neuroprotection, and recovery.

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Grade CAnimal study2020Indexed abstract extracted

Novel Insights into the Protective Properties of ACTH(4-7)PGP (Semax) Peptide at the Transcriptome Level Following Cerebral Ischaemia-Reperfusion in Rats

An RNA-sequencing analysis of Semax in a rat transient middle cerebral artery occlusion model.

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Genes
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Grade DIn vitro study2022Indexed abstract extracted

Semax, a Synthetic Regulatory Peptide, Affects Copper-Induced Abeta Aggregation and Amyloid Formation in Artificial Membrane Models

A spectrofluorometric, calorimetric, and cell-viability investigation of Semax in copper-associated amyloid-beta aggregation models.

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ACS Chemical Neuroscience
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Grade CAnimal study2025PubMed metadata verified

Semax peptide targets the μ opioid receptor gene Oprm1 to promote deubiquitination and functional recovery after spinal cord injury in female mice.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax peptide targets the μ opioid receptor gene Oprm1 to promote deubiquitination and functional recovery after spinal cord injury in female mice.

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British journal of pharmacology
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Grade CAnimal study2021PubMed metadata verified

Semax, synthetic ACTH(4-10) analogue, attenuates behavioural and neurochemical alterations following early-life fluvoxamine exposure in white rats.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax, synthetic ACTH(4-10) analogue, attenuates behavioural and neurochemical alterations following early-life fluvoxamine exposure in white rats.

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Neuropeptides
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Grade DReview2005PubMed metadata verified

Semax, an ACTH(4-10) analogue with nootropic properties, activates dopaminergic and serotoninergic brain systems in rodents.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax, an ACTH(4-10) analogue with nootropic properties, activates dopaminergic and serotoninergic brain systems in rodents.

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Neurochemical research
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Grade DReview2010PubMed metadata verified

Semax and Pro-Gly-Pro activate the transcription of neurotrophins and their receptor genes after cerebral ischemia.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax and Pro-Gly-Pro activate the transcription of neurotrophins and their receptor genes after cerebral ischemia.

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Cellular and molecular neurobiology
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Grade DReview2025PubMed metadata verified

Semax, a Copper Chelator Peptide, Decreases the Cu(II)-Catalyzed ROS Production and Cytotoxicity of aβ by Metal Ion Stripping and Redox Silencing.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax, a Copper Chelator Peptide, Decreases the Cu(II)-Catalyzed ROS Production and Cytotoxicity of aβ by Metal Ion Stripping and Redox Silencing.

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Bioinorganic chemistry and applications
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Grade CAnimal study2006PubMed metadata verified

Semax, an analogue of adrenocorticotropin (4-10), binds specifically and increases levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in rat basal forebrain.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax, an analogue of adrenocorticotropin (4-10), binds specifically and increases levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in rat basal forebrain.

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Journal of neurochemistry
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Grade CAnimal study2017PubMed metadata verified

Semax, an analog of ACTH((4-7)), regulates expression of immune response genes during ischemic brain injury in rats.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax, an analog of ACTH((4-7)), regulates expression of immune response genes during ischemic brain injury in rats.

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Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG
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Grade DReview2016PubMed metadata verified

Semax prevents learning and memory inhibition by heavy metals.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Semax prevents learning and memory inhibition by heavy metals.

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Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections
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Grade DReview2020PubMed metadata verified

Functional Connectomic Approach to Studying Selank and Semax Effects.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: Functional Connectomic Approach to Studying Selank and Semax Effects.

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Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections
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Grade CAnimal study2014PubMed metadata verified

The peptide semax affects the expression of genes related to the immune and vascular systems in rat brain focal ischemia: genome-wide transcriptional analysis.

Verified PubMed record for Semax: The peptide semax affects the expression of genes related to the immune and vascular systems in rat brain focal ischemia: genome-wide transcriptional analysis.

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BMC genomics
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