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MOTS-C

Mitochondria-derived peptide with preclinical metabolic/exercise-related findings; limited established human efficacy evidence.

goal:endurancegoal:aerobicgoal:longevity-metabolic-cardiovasculargoal:metabolicconstraint:not-drug-test-safeevidence:very-lowstudy:mechanistic-animalpop:other-unclearform:other
Evidence last reviewed: 04 Apr 2026
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Evidence
3 records
Running performance under metabolic stress
Mice on high-fat diet (preclinical)Animal study
PUBMEDLow

In mice, MOTS-c treatment improved treadmill running performance under diet-induced metabolic stress & showed metabolic regulatory effects.

Dose: Duration: Preclinical protocol (see paper)
Exercise/metabolic signaling (summary)
Mostly preclinicalReview
PUBMEDVery low

Reviews propose metabolic & stress-response roles primarily based on preclinical evidence; no effective method of applying MOTS-c in the clinic has been established as of 2024-2025.

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Clinical translation status
Humans (clinical development commentary)Review / perspective
PUBMEDLow

Reviews note that clinical trials to test therapeutic MOTS-c potential are limited/ongoing; overall human efficacy evidence remains early. Blood MOTS-c levels are reported lower in type 2 diabetes & obesity, but therapeutic dosing in humans has not been validated.

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endurancefatiguereadiness

Mitochondria-oriented peptide grouping. SS-31 has clinical trials in specific mitochondrial diseases; MOTS-C is mostly preclinical.

SS-31 (Elamipretide)
1mg
MOTS-C
1mg
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