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Mhm.
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All right, from here your family. I've
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got a hot one for you today. I want to
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talk about GHK copper. GHK copper is one
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of those very interesting compounds that
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actually has a lot of human research,
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which is a very important factor in a
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world with so much preclinical data and
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animal model research. We actually have
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something here with a ton of human data.
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This is a structure that's been studied
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or excuse me, a compound that's been
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studied since the early 1970s. Most of
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the human data does exist with topical
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application, but there are broad
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systems-based applications that can be
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inferred from this with preclinical data
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in addition to a very nice safety
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profile. GHK copper becomes a very
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important structure for repair and
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recovery, and here's why. Think of it
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like a systems-level regulator. So, we
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talk often about how important
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environment is in our ability to
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recover, repair, and have just
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ultimately good cellular function. That
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environment is so important because you
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can put a very good tool in a poor
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environment and it can either not work
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or it can amplify dysfunction. So, let's
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talk about GHK copper itself. So, GHK,
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that first part is glycyl, histidyl, and
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lysyl bound to a copper. Now,
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ultimately, copper is a very potent
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mechanism. If attaching to the incorrect
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tissues at the inappropriate time, it is
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a major redox disrupter. However, this
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glycyl, histidyl, and lysyl creates a
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square planar geometry around copper
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protecting our tissues until just the
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right time. When it goes in, this is the
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cool part. It's a gene modulator. It has
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been proven to uh affect and modulate
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4,000 plus genes in the human. Now, that
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might sound scary at first, but the
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reality is what we found is the majority
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of these are just favorable. They've not
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found any deleterious movements as a
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result of these gene expressions. That
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distribution breaks down into some
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upregulation and some downregulation.
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Approximately 30% of the gene
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transcription expressions are
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upregulation of appropriate factors
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promoting healing and recovery and
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repair. The remaining are
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downregulating. So, let's talk about
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some of those factors, some direct
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actions of GHK copper. One is very
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important from an inflammation reduction
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agent is direct suppression of
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NF-kappaB. NF-kappaB is known to be a
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major contributor to pro-inflammatory
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states. NF-kappaB goes into the nuclear
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center, creates cyto- cytokine release.
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So, things like IL-1 beta, tumor
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necrosis factor alpha, IL-6, these other
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factors that are known to be
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pro-inflammatory and create inflammation
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throughout the body. Now, they're not
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always bad, but if inappropriate
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inappropriate state, they can be uh
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negative as a result of excessive
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expression. So, GHK copper goes in to
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suppress that NF-kappaB expression of
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cytokine release. In addition to that,
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so the other side, the protective
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mechanisms. It activates something
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called NRF2, which is the master
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regulator for the antioxidant response
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elements. So, these are things like
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superoxide dismutase, catalase, and then
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one of my favorites, glutathione
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peroxidase. So, these are the things
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that are going out and helping to
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protect you from things like reactive
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oxygen species, free radicals. These bad
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agents that can float in excess
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throughout the body. They're not always
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bad, but if they're left unfettered, if
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they're left to go unregulated, they can
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be very problematic. In addition to
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that, we know that there are direct
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repair mechanisms that GHK copper
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effects that are very unique. Things
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like nerve growth factor, neurotrophin
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3, neurotrophin 4. These have been
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studied in peripheral neuropathy models
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as well as in other nerve injury states.
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And it's a phenomenal uh agent as a
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result of that. In addition to that, so
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and this is something that is seen very
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commonly in skin or just in other
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tissues is its ability to modulate
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transforming growth factor beta. Now,
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transforming growth factor beta is very
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important in the recovery process, but
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it can get skewed as a result of
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stabilization of something called metal
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metalloproteinases, we get improved
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deposition of certain types of collagen.
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So, not only just type 1 collagen, which
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tends to be more fibrotic. We get
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appropriate distributions of collagen
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one, collagen three, and there's other
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stabilization mechanisms, which leads
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ultimately to more compliant tissues,
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more bounded tissues, tissues that are
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healthier, that have a better
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extracellular matrix. So, you we've set
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the environment for better healing and
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better recovery of tissues that are more
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durable and more resilient ultimately.
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One of the last things I do want to talk
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about because we get it often is to talk
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about its utility in hair loss. Research
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is mixed with this, meaning that the
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outcomes are mixed. I think if you pick
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the appropriate person, GHK-Cu can be an
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effective hair loss agent. If you look
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at how it works, it helps to stabilize
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something called hepatocyte growth
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factor in the follicular cells. So, in a
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person who has alopecia, who has
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TGF-β1-mediated
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follicle miniaturization, you're going
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to get stabilization of that. In
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addition to, it extends the anagen or
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the growth phase factor of the hair
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follicle. So, you can get more durable
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hair follicles. You can get some
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recovery of the hair follicles as well.
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I wouldn't say that it's robust, but it
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does have an application there that
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people do get some regular benefit over
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time. Remember, most of these things,
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this is the marathon and not a sprint.
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This is something that has to be used
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appropriately, and the system has to be
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good. In addition to that, there is that
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anti-inflammatory benefit to the scalp
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in reducing inflammation at the scalp,
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promoting blood flow can be a very
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favorable thing for those hair
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follicles. So, hopefully, after this
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brief overview of how how this agent
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actually works in the body, you can see
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why it's so sought after and why it's
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ultimately so effective if put into the
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right system and ultimately when it's
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used to create favorable changes in a
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system, you're going to see that other
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agents that are used, other peptides,
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other supplements, other lifestyle
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factors are going to be enhanced because
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you've changed that environment. So, I
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hope that this is helpful. You
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definitely want to use these agents
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appropriately. This is preclinical data,
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and this is not something that has been
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done in large patient cohorts. So, we
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have to be very appropriate when we're
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choosing these agents, but they can be
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very impactful. All right, take care.
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Mhm.