PeptideOS
← Library

KPV

Anti-inflammatory peptide

Also known as: Lys-Pro-Val, alpha-MSH(11-13)

Tier 3, Preclinical only

Evidence is limited to animal or in-vitro work. No human pharmacokinetics. Any human dose in circulation is extrapolated, and extrapolation across species routinely fails.

Half-life
Not established

No pharmacokinetic half-life data exist in ANY species, human or animal. The KPV literature is efficacy and mechanism work in murine colitis models and cell culture; pharmacokinetics were never characterised.

Dosing
No established dose

No human dosing data of any kind. All published dosing is in mouse colitis models and in vitro at nanomolar concentrations. Community oral and topical protocols have no published human basis.

Regulatory status
Not approved for human use. Research chemical. No completed human clinical trials located.
Evidence base
animal only · confidence: unknown
Safety

No human safety data exist. Mechanistically KPV appears to act via PepT1-mediated uptake and inhibition of NF-κB and MAP kinase signalling rather than via melanocortin receptors, so it is not expected to share the melanotan-class pigmentation or cardiovascular effects. Efficacy in humans is entirely unestablished.