Comparison

CJC-1295 vs Matrixyl

Function

While CJC-1295 is used in research to chronically elevate endogenous growth hormone and IGF-1 levels, enabling studies of body composition, metabolic, and anti-aging effects of prolonged GH exposure10, Matrixyl is a widely used cosmetic peptide with evidence of stimulating extracellular matrix synthesis and reducing wrinkle appearance in skin-care formulations48.

Mechanism

While CJC-1295 works as a tetrasubstituted 29-amino-acid analog of GHRH(1–29) that acts as a potent agonist at the GHRH receptor and, in its DAC form, covalently binds serum albumin to extend half-life from minutes to days, resulting in sustained pulsatile GH and IGF-1 increase1082, Matrixyl is a palmitoylated pentapeptide, Pal-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser (Pal-KTTKS), that acts as a matrikine, signaling to dermal fibroblasts to increase production of collagen, elastin, fibronectin, and other ECM components4858.

Length and Sequence

CJC-1295 is 29 amino acids long, whereas Matrixyl is shorter as it has a length of 5 amino acids. CJC-1295 is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Alanine, Aspartic acid, Alanine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Glutamine, Serine, Tyrosine, Arginine, Lysine, Valine, Leucine, Alanine, Glutamine, Leucine, Serine, Alanine, Arginine, Lysine, Leucine, Leucine, Glutamine, Aspartic acid, Isoleucine, Leucine, Serine, Arginine. Matrixyl is made up of a sequence of Lysine, Threonine, Threonine, Lysine, Serine.

Receptor

CJC-1295

Growth hormone–releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) on anterior pituitary somatotrophs1094103

Matrixyl

Not clearly established in the current dataset.

Organism or Origin

CJC-1295

Synthetic peptide based on human hypothalamic GHRH10120

Matrixyl

Synthetic lipopeptide derived from a collagen I C-terminal fragment sequence5158

Gene

CJC-1295

GHRH

Matrixyl

Not assigned in the current dataset.

Sources

10CJC-1295: Long-Acting GHRH Analog - Alpha Carbon Labs, https://alphacarbonlabs.com/blog/cjc-1295-long-acting-ghrh-analog
82CJC-1295 no DAC 5mg (Mod GRF 1-29), https://www.peptidesciences.com/mod-grf-1-29-5mg-cjc-1295-no-dac
94Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth-hormone-releasing_hormone_receptor
103Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_releasing_hormone_receptor
120Growth hormone–releasing hormone - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone%E2%80%93releasing_hormone
48Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 - R&D PEPTIDE.ONE, https://rnd.peptide.one/product/palmitoyl-pentapeptide-4-pal-lys-thr-thr-lys-ser/
51[PDF] Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 - SkinMiles, https://skinmiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Matriskin-Ingredients.pdf
58[PDF] Safety Assessment of Myristoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl ..., https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/Pentapeptide%20Ingredients.pdf