Comparison

PEG-MGF vs Sermorelin

Function

While PEG-MGF is used experimentally to enhance muscle repair and hypertrophy after mechanical overload or injury by stimulating satellite-cell activation and protein synthesis6373138, Sermorelin is used as a diagnostic agent for assessing GH secretory capacity and as a research tool or off-label therapy to increase endogenous GH in GH-deficient or age-related contexts1727.

Mechanism

While PEG-MGF works as a poly(ethylene glycol)-conjugated form of Mechano Growth Factor (IGF-1Ec splice variant) comprising the 24-aa C-terminal E-peptide of IGF-1, designed to extend half-life while activating IGF-1 receptor–mediated anabolic signaling in muscle satellite cells637322138, Sermorelin is a synthetic 29-amino-acid peptide identical to the 1–29 N-terminal fragment of human GHRH that stimulates GH synthesis and secretion by binding pituitary GHRH receptors1727120.

Length and Sequence

PEG-MGF is 24 amino acids long, whereas Sermorelin is longer as it has a length of 29 amino acids. PEG-MGF is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Glutamine, Proline, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Asparagine, Lysine, Asparagine, Threonine, Lysine, Serine, Glutamine, Arginine, Arginine, Lysine, Glycine, Serine, Threonine, Phenylalanine, Glutamic acid, Glutamic acid, Arginine, Lysine. Sermorelin is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Alanine, Aspartic acid, Alanine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Asparagine, Serine, Tyrosine, Arginine, Lysine, Valine, Leucine, Glycine, Glutamine, Leucine, Serine, Alanine, Arginine, Lysine, Leucine, Leucine, Glutamine, Aspartic acid, Isoleucine, Methionine, Serine, Arginine.

Receptor

PEG-MGF

Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), the canonical receptor for IGF-1 peptides22133134139

Sermorelin

Growth hormone–releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) on pituitary somatotrophs94103120

Organism or Origin

PEG-MGF

Synthetic PEGylated analog of human MGF (IGF-1Ec isoform) 2273138

Sermorelin

Synthetic peptide corresponding to human hypothalamic GHRH(1–29) 17120

Gene

PEG-MGF

IGF1

Sermorelin

GHRH

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Sources

22Mechano growth factor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechano_growth_factor
63Sourcing, https://exploring-peptides.com/peptide-wikipedia/pegmgf/
73PEG-MGF, https://peptidestandard.com/peg-mgf-research/
133IGF1R - Abcam, https://www.abcam.com/en-us/targets/igf1r/24611
134Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin-like_growth_factor_1_receptor
138A Splice Variant of IGF-1 within the Growth Plate | PLOS One, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0076133
139IGF1 receptor signaling pathways, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29535161/
17Sermorelin - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermorelin
27Sermorelin, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sermorelin
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