Topic · Indication

Anxiety & Stress

Anxiolytic and stress-hormone effects. A few peptides from the Russian research tradition (selank) have been studied clinically; Western RCTs to modern standards are rare.

Peptides on this topic

1 peptide researched for this topic

Selank

Research other · 4 studies

Human trial

Synthetic heptapeptide derived from natural tuftsin. Approved as an anxiolytic (Selank) in Russia and some CIS states. Western phase-3 trials are absent; efficacy assessment relies on Russian research literature.

Relevant observations

Human trialReduction of anxiety symptoms versus placebo reported in Russian clinical pilot studies
Animal modelAnxiolytic effects in open-field and elevated-plus-maze tests documented in rats