Bronchogen

Bronchogen is a bioregulatory peptide known for its targeted effects on lung tissues.

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Dosing & scaling, explained

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Mass amounts available for comparison

  1. Lower range1 mgDose

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  2. Mid range5 mgDose

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Evidence context

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Storage, handling and interpretation

Product identity

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Storage & handling

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Prepared solutions

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Reported protocols for Bronchogen

What published studies and recent community write-ups report about amounts, timing and course length. 7 preclinical and 5 community-reported rows, each linked to its source. These are descriptions of what others report, not instructions, and nothing here is medical advice.

ContextDoseFrequencyRouteCourseSource
Preclinical7 rows
Rat lung explant culture, the first bronchogen reportOrganotypic tissue cultures from young and old rats0.05 ng/mLAdded to the culture mediumIn vitroNot applicableNot applicableAdvances in Gerontology (PubMed)2006
This 2006 Russian-language paper introduced the whole series, reporting that each peptide stimulated the tissue it was designed for: bronchogen in lung explants, cardiogen in heart, prostamax in prostate and pancragen in pancreas. The 0.05 ng/mL figure is a culture concentration and is the only quantity in the published lung work.
Human bronchial epithelial cell culturesHuman embryonic bronchoepithelial cell cultures at the 1st, 7th and 14th passagesConcentration not stated in the abstract; effects measured across 3 passage stagesAdded to the culture mediumIn vitroMeasured over daysNot applicableLung (PubMed)2014
The peptide changed levels of Ki67, Mcl-1, p53, CD79 and NOS-3 and raised expression of the differentiation genes NKX2-1, SCGB1A1, SCGB3A2, FOXA1 and FOXA2 plus MUC4, MUC5AC and SFTPA1, with the strongest effect on proliferation in the oldest cultures. Spectrophotometry, viscometry and circular dichroism placed the peptide in the DNA major groove at the N7 position of guanine. This paper uses the ADEL spelling.
Rat COPD modelRats given chronic obstructive lung disease by 60 days of intermittent nitrogen dioxide exposureNot stated in the English abstract; given as a 1-month courseNot specifiedNot specified in the English abstract1 month, starting after the 60-day exposureNot applicableBulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (PubMed)2015
A month of treatment removed the goblet cell hyperplasia, squamous metaplasia, lymphocytic infiltration and emphysema that define the model and restored ciliated cells, while secretory IgA rose and the cell and cytokine profile of the bronchoalveolar space normalized. This is the most clinically relevant bronchogen study and it was run by a university pulmonology institute, but it is one model with no dose-response arm and no independent replication.
Second report on the same rat modelRats in the same 60-day nitrogen dioxide COPD modelNot stated in the English abstract; 1 course of peptide treatment after the 60-day exposureNot specifiedNot specifiedA treatment course, duration given as 1 month in the companion paperNot applicableRussian Journal of Physiology (PubMed)2017
This 2017 Russian-language follow-up from the same group added measurements of surfactant protein B and enzyme activity in lavage fluid, reporting that both the structure and the function of the bronchial epithelium were restored. It is the same model and the same team rather than an independent check.
DNA thermostability experimentsCalf thymus and mouse liver DNA in cell-free assaysLow peptide-to-base-pair ratios, raising the DNA melting temperature by 3.1 degrees CelsiusSingle exposureIn vitroNot applicableNot applicableBulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (PubMed)2011
A Tbilisi group measured that bronchogen stabilizes the double helix without preferring AT-rich or GC-rich regions, binding both strands mainly through the bases. A companion study found the peptide unfolded nucleosome cores in histone H1-depleted rat liver chromatin, releasing about 15% of core DNA, which the authors read as greater access for transcription.
Plant cell culture workTobacco callus cultures10 to the minus 7 through 10 to the minus 9 molarAdded to the growth mediumIn vitroNot applicableNot applicableBiochemistry (Moscow) (PubMed)2017
Russian agricultural biotechnologists found that AEDL, epitalon and vilon changed growth, differentiation and CLE, KNOX1 and GRF gene expression in tobacco cultures at very low concentrations. This is evidence that the molecule is biologically active at nanomolar levels, and says nothing about lungs.

How a course is commonly described

  1. Days 1-10Community-reported

    Community protocols begin and stay at a flat microgram dose, most often 200 to 400 mcg a day by mouth, with no titration described. Ten days is the shortest course length in circulation and the convention comes from the Khavinson supplement line rather than from any study.

  2. Days 10-30Community-reported

    The full course described online runs 10 to 30 days at the same dose, sometimes paired with chonluten, a different and shorter peptide the same group also links to bronchial cells. No human measurement exists at any point in this window.

  3. Break, then 2-3 courses a yearCommunity-reported

    Courses are repeated two or three times a year with long gaps between them, which guides justify by a presumed lasting change in gene expression rather than by any measured persistence. Some community pages tie the timing to the start of the respiratory infection season.

  4. Preclinical comparison, 1 monthPreclinical

    The only in vivo timeline is the rat model: after 60 days of nitrogen dioxide exposure had produced the disease, one month of treatment reversed the airway remodelling and raised secretory IgA. The paper does not state the dose or the route in its English abstract, so the one-month figure is the only part of that protocol that transfers.

  • No human study of bronchogen has been published and no trial is registered. The microgram capsule doses and 10 to 30 day courses in circulation come from the Russian supplement line, and the only published quantities are culture concentrations such as 0.05 ng/mL.
  • There are no pharmacokinetic data for any route in any species. The rat study does not state its dose or route in English, the cell work was done by adding peptide to medium, and the argument for oral absorption rests on a 2023 computer docking model.
  • Almost all of the research comes from one St Petersburg group and its collaborators, much of it in Russian-language journals, and no independent laboratory has replicated the lung findings.
  • The research itself raises the open safety questions: the peptide stimulates bronchial cell proliferation most strongly in aged cultures, raises an anti-apoptotic protein and increases expression of the main airway mucin, and it has not been through a standard genotoxicity assay despite binding DNA and loosening nucleosomes. It is not named on the WADA prohibited list.
Sources for this section (13)
  1. The tissue-specific effect of synthetic peptides-biologic regulators in organotypic tissues culture in young and old ratsAdvances in Gerontology (PubMed)2006Preclinical
  2. Effect of the peptide bronchogen (Ala-Asp-Glu-Leu) on DNA thermostabilityBulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (PubMed)2011Preclinical
  3. Peptide regulation of gene expression and protein synthesis in bronchial epitheliumLung (PubMed)2014Preclinical
  4. Modulating Effect of Peptide Therapy on the Morphofunctional State of Bronchial Epithelium in Rats with Obstructive Lung PathologyBulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (PubMed)2015Preclinical
  5. Short Exogenous Peptides Regulate Expression of CLE, KNOX1, and GRF Family Genes in Nicotiana tabacumBiochemistry (Moscow) (PubMed)2017Preclinical
  6. Antiinflammatory and regenerative effect of peptide therapy in the model of obstructive lung pathologyRussian Journal of Physiology (PubMed)2017Preclinical
  7. Peptide Regulation of Cell DifferentiationStem Cell Reviews and Reports (PubMed)2020Preclinical
  8. Feasibility of Transport of 26 Biologically Active Ultrashort Peptides via LAT and PEPT Family TransportersBiomolecules (PubMed)2023Preclinical

Plus 5 community resources (dosing guides, forum threads and vendor write-ups), reported above but not linked.

Overview

Bronchogen is a four-residue synthetic peptide, Ala-Glu-Asp-Leu, from the series of short peptide bioregulators designed by Vladimir Khavinson's group at the St Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, which built each peptide from the amino acid composition of an organ extract and assigned it to that organ. It was first reported in 2006 alongside cardiogen for the heart and pancragen for the pancreas, and the lung claim rests on cell-culture work in human bronchial epithelium, one rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease run by a St Petersburg pulmonology institute, and a set of DNA and histone binding experiments. There are no human studies, no registered trials and no pharmacokinetic data for any route. It is sold as a food supplement in Russia and as a research chemical elsewhere, and is not an approved medicine in any country. One inconsistency worth knowing: PubChem and most of the group's papers give the sequence as AEDL while two papers write it as ADEL, and because the two have identical mass a certificate of analysis cannot tell them apart by weight alone.

What researchers are exploring

These themes organize the educational information currently available. Individual claims remain under source review and are not treatment claims.

  • 1

    Bronchogen as a DNA Stabilizer

    Bronchogen's role in DNA stability and telomerase regulation

  • 2

    The Complex Role of Telomerase Activation

    Understanding telomerase activation and its relationship with DNA health and cancer risk

  • 3

    Bronchogen's Contribution to DNA Stabilization

    How Bronchogen contributes to DNA stabilization and tissue health

  • 4

    Stimulation of Repair Processes

    Bronchogen's ability to stimulate cellular repair processes and regeneration

  • 5

    Tissue-Specific Effects of Bronchogen

    Bronchogen's tissue-specific effects and mechanisms of action

  • 6

    Restoration of Lung Epithelium

    Bronchogen's effects on lung epithelium restoration and surfactant production

What is known and what still needs verification

Available context is organized without assigning unsupported study models or evidence grades.

  • Not graded

    Bronchogen as a DNA Stabilizer

    Bronchogen's role in DNA stability and telomerase regulation

  • Not graded

    The Complex Role of Telomerase Activation

    Understanding telomerase activation and its relationship with DNA health and cancer risk

Amounts recorded for Bronchogen

These amount records are independent from vial strength, reconstitution volume and measuring device. A recorded source is not the same as study backing, and these values are not recommendations.

  • 1
    Dose · lower endpointSign in for schedule, duration and source context.
    1 mg
  • 2
    Dose · upper endpointSign in for schedule, duration and source context.
    5 mg

Chemistry identifiers

Sequence, synonyms and registry identifiers as recorded in PubChem, the National Library of Medicine's open chemistry database. Formula, mass and CAS number are summarized at the top of the page.

Sequence

Ala-Glu-Asp-Leu

Also listed as

Bronchogen, AEDL peptide, Ala-Glu-Asp-Leu, ADEL (the spelling used in two of the developers' papers), SCHEMBL4406472, EX-A16858

InChIKey

OFZRHTIWKZWPQF-BJDJZHNGSA-N

Entry type

Peptide research profile

IUPAC name

(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-aminopropanoyl]amino]-4-carboxybutanoyl]amino]-3-carboxypropanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoic acid

Limitations and unknowns

Important limitations

  • Individual claims and source links have not yet completed editorial verification.
  • Evidence level, applicable study model, formulation, route and population remain unassigned.

Sources

1 link carried over from the earlier page, awaiting verification.

  1. Source link (academic.oup.com)Verification pendingNot graded