{"id":8,"date":"2026-09-22T16:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerlutennet.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:33:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cerluten.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Cerluten \u2014 Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');\n.cn{--ink:#201E1D;--bg:#F3F2F2;--paper:#FBFAFA;--red:#AE1800;--redbr:#D42A08;--line:#D9D6D4;--mut:#6E6866;\nwidth:auto;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);\nfont-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.62;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;scroll-behavior:smooth}\n.cn *,.cn *::before,.cn *::after{box-sizing:border-box}\n.cn p{margin:0 0 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href=\"#buy\">Where to buy<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<section class=\"cn-wrap cn-hero\">\n  <div>\n    <div class=\"cn-lbl\">A-5 &middot; Cytomax &middot; Brain &amp; CNS peptide bioregulator<\/div>\n    <h1>Cerluten, read without the marketing.<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"cn-lede\">An evidence-first reference for the brain peptide bioregulator Cerluten (Cytomax A-5): what it is, what the Khavinson research programme actually reported, how it is dosed, and where the evidence runs out. Nothing is sold on this page.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cn-btns\">\n      <a class=\"cn-btn cn-btn-p\" href=\"#research\">Read the research<\/a>\n<a class=\"cn-btn cn-btn-s\" href=\"\/related-research\/\">All related studies<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"cn-shot\">\n    <!-- IMAGE SLOT: upload the product photo in Media > Add New, copy its file URL, then replace\n         the whole div below with: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"PASTE-IMAGE-URL\" alt=\"Cerluten Cytomax A-5 package\"> -->\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cerluten.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cerluten-a5-package.jpg\" alt=\"Cerluten A-5 peptide complex box, 60 capsules\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1402\" style=\"filter:none;object-position:50% 72%\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n  <div class=\"cn-stats\">\n    <div class=\"cn-stat\"><b>10 mg<\/b><i>Peptide complex per capsule<\/i><\/div>\n    <div class=\"cn-stat\"><b>&lt;10 kDa<\/b><i>Low-molecular-weight fraction<\/i><\/div>\n    <div class=\"cn-stat\"><b>40 yrs<\/b><i>Of bioregulator research<\/i><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cn-ticker\">\n  <div class=\"cn-track\">\n    <span>Cytomax A-5<\/span><span>Cerebral cortex extract<\/span><span>Khavinson programme<\/span><span>St Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation &amp; Gerontology<\/span>\n    <span>Cytomax A-5<\/span><span>Cerebral cortex extract<\/span><span>Khavinson programme<\/span><span>St Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation &amp; Gerontology<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\" id=\"what\" style=\"border-top:0\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap cn-two\">\n    <div class=\"cn-stick\">\n      <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">What Cerluten<br>is<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"cn-sub\">A natural peptide bioregulator &mdash; a purified extract, not a synthesised molecule.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <p class=\"cn-lead\">Cerluten (Cytomax A-5) is a complex of low-molecular-weight peptides extracted from the cerebral cortex of young calves, developed within Vladimir Khavinson&#8217;s bioregulator programme at the St Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology. It is sold as a dietary supplement intended to support brain-cell metabolism and central nervous system function.<\/p>\n      <dl class=\"cn-dl\">\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Classification<\/dt><dd>Cytomax A-5 &mdash; first-generation natural peptide extract (a &ldquo;cytamin&rdquo;), as distinct from the synthetic Cytogen short peptides<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Source tissue<\/dt><dd>Cerebral cortex of calves no older than twelve months<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Composition<\/dt><dd>A mixture of peptides up to roughly 10,000 Da &mdash; the individual active constituents remain uncharacterised<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Typical dose<\/dt><dd>10 mg of peptide complex per capsule, taken as a defined course<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Relatives<\/dt><dd>Cortexin (injectable cortex extract, a registered medicine in Russia), Cortagen (AEDP) and Pinealon (EDR) &mdash; the synthetic analogues of cortex peptides<\/dd><\/div>\n      <\/dl>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\" id=\"mechanism\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">The proposed mechanism<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"cn-sub\">As described in the published bioregulator literature. &ldquo;Proposed&rdquo; is doing real work in that sentence.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cn-three\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"cn-num\">01<\/span>\n        <h3>Short peptides, small enough to enter<\/h3>\n        <p>Unlike peptide hormones that bind a surface receptor, these very short sequences are described as entering the cell and reaching the nucleus, where they associate with promoter regions of DNA.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"cn-num\">02<\/span>\n        <h3>Gene expression, not stimulation<\/h3>\n        <p>The claimed effect is epigenetic: switching transcription of tissue-specific genes up or down. Cell-culture work reports changes in gene expression and protein synthesis consistent with that model.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"cn-num\">03<\/span>\n        <h3>Tissue-specific by origin<\/h3>\n        <p>Each bioregulator is matched to the organ it was extracted from. A-5 is the cortex peptide, so the reported effects are on neuronal metabolism, neurotransmitter balance and cortical bioelectrical activity.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\" id=\"research\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">What the research reports<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"cn-sub\">Grouped by how strong the evidence is &mdash; preclinical first, because that is where most of it lives.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cn-cards\">\n      <div class=\"cn-card\">\n        <div class=\"cn-tags\"><span class=\"cn-tag\">Cell culture<\/span><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">Best characterised<\/span><\/div>\n        <h3>Neuronal differentiation and plasticity markers<\/h3>\n        <p>Short peptides structurally related to cortex extracts (KE, AED, KED, AEDG) increase expression of GAP-43, a marker of axonal growth and synaptic plasticity, and of nestin, indicating neural stem-cell activation. Cultured neurons show more primary dendrites and greater total dendritic length.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"cn-note\">Note: these studies use defined synthetic peptides, not the A-5 extract itself.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-card\">\n        <div class=\"cn-tags\"><span class=\"cn-tag\">Neurogenesis<\/span><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">In vitro<\/span><\/div>\n        <h3>AEDG and gene expression during neurogenesis<\/h3>\n        <p>Khavinson and colleagues (Molecules, 2020) reported that the AEDG peptide stimulates gene expression and protein synthesis during neurogenesis, proposing an epigenetic mechanism. A related 2021 paper examines the EDR peptide in the context of Alzheimer&#8217;s-disease pathogenesis.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"cn-note\">In vitro; authored by the programme that developed the peptides.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-card\">\n        <div class=\"cn-tags\"><span class=\"cn-tag\">Clinical &mdash; Cortexin<\/span><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">By injection<\/span><\/div>\n        <h3>Decades of Russian clinical use, by injection<\/h3>\n        <p>Cortexin &mdash; the injectable cortex polypeptide complex &mdash; is a registered medicine in Russia, used in stroke recovery, traumatic brain injury and age-related cognitive decline, typically 10 mg daily for ten days, repeated every three to six months.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"cn-note\">Cortexin is a relative of Cerluten, not the same product, and the route of administration differs.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-card\">\n        <div class=\"cn-tags\"><span class=\"cn-tag\">Reported effects<\/span><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">Marketing claims<\/span><\/div>\n        <h3>What sellers and reviews claim for A-5<\/h3>\n        <ul class=\"cn-list\">\n          <li>Normalising brain-cell metabolic processes<\/li>\n          <li>Memory and concentration support<\/li>\n          <li>Antioxidant protection of neural tissue<\/li>\n          <li>Microcirculation and neurotransmitter balance<\/li>\n          <li>Emotional stability and fatigue resistance<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <div class=\"cn-note\">These are marketing claims, not regulatory findings. None has been evaluated by the FDA.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cn-band\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"cn-lbl\">Why this site exists<\/div>\n    <h2>A citation is a reference, not an endorsement.<\/h2>\n    <p>Almost everything written about Cerluten is written by someone selling it. This page collects the same material with the sales layer removed: the composition, the mechanism as its authors describe it, the studies that exist, and the gaps between them. Read it, then decide with a clinician.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\" id=\"protocol\" style=\"border-top:0\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap cn-two\">\n    <div class=\"cn-stick\">\n      <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">How it is dosed<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"cn-sub\">Bioregulators are traditionally taken as short, defined courses with time off between them, rather than continuously.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"cn-sub\" style=\"font-style:italic\">Reference pattern only &mdash; not a recommendation, and not a substitute for the label or your clinician&#8217;s instructions.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <dl class=\"cn-dl\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Form<\/dt><dd>Oral capsule, 10 mg peptide complex<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Course length<\/dt><dd>20&ndash;30 consecutive days<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Frequency<\/dt><dd>1&ndash;2 capsules daily with food<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Cycling<\/dt><dd>Repeated 2&ndash;3 times per year, with off-periods<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Often paired with<\/dt><dd>Pineal (Endoluten \/ Epitalon) and vascular (Ventfort) bioregulators<\/dd><\/div>\n        <div class=\"cn-row\"><dt>Storage<\/dt><dd>Cool, dry, away from light; sealed<\/dd><\/div>\n      <\/dl>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\" id=\"sources\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">Sources<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"cn-sub\">Primary literature and reference material. Listed so you can check this page against them.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cn-src\">\n      <div class=\"cn-srcrow\"><b>01<\/b><p>Khavinson V.Kh., Kuznik B.I., Ryzhak G.A. &mdash; Peptide bioregulators: the new class of geroprotectors. Message 2. Clinical studies results. Adv Gerontol, 2013 &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24003726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PubMed 24003726<\/a><\/p><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">Review<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-srcrow\"><b>02<\/b><p>AEDG peptide (Epitalon) stimulates gene expression and protein synthesis during neurogenesis. Molecules, 2020 &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/molecules25030609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">10.3390\/molecules25030609<\/a><\/p><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">In vitro<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-srcrow\"><b>03<\/b><p>Khavinson V., Linkova N., Kozhevnikova E., Trofimova S. &mdash; EDR peptide: gene expression and protein synthesis in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. Molecules, 2021 &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33396470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PubMed 33396470<\/a><\/p><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">Mechanism<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-srcrow\"><b>04<\/b><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Khavinson+peptide+bioregulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PubMed<\/a> &mdash; the full body of indexed Khavinson bioregulator literature, including the clinical-efficacy reviews of Thymalin, Cortexin and Retinalamin<\/p><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">Index<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-srcrow\"><b>05<\/b><p>Product labelling and composition figures as published by retailers of Cytomax A-5, cross-checked against the institute&#8217;s own descriptions<\/p><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">Secondary<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\" id=\"buy\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">Where to buy<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"cn-sub\">Authorized dealers of genuine Cerluten (Cytomax A-5).<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cn-cards\">\n      <div class=\"cn-card\">\n        <div class=\"cn-tags\"><span class=\"cn-tag\">Authorized dealer<\/span><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">US<\/span><\/div>\n        <h3>QI Supplements<\/h3>\n        <p>Cerluten A-5 capsules and the sublingual Cerluten Lingual, plus bundles with Ventfort and other bioregulators.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"cn-btns\" style=\"margin-top:auto;padding-top:14px\"><a class=\"cn-btn cn-btn-p\" href=\"https:\/\/qisupplements.com\/products\/nervous-system-peptide-bioregulator-cerluten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerluten capsules<\/a><a class=\"cn-btn cn-btn-s\" href=\"https:\/\/qisupplements.com\/products\/a-5-cerluten-lingual-natural-sublingual-brain-peptide-complex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerluten Lingual<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-card\">\n        <div class=\"cn-tags\"><span class=\"cn-tag\">Authorized dealer<\/span><span class=\"cn-tag cn-alt\">US<\/span><\/div>\n        <h3>Rebel Peptides<\/h3>\n        <p>Cerluten A-5 natural brain peptide bioregulator, plus the Cognitive Bundle pairing Cerluten with Endoluten (A-8) and Ventfort (A-3).<\/p>\n        <div class=\"cn-btns\" style=\"margin-top:auto;padding-top:14px\"><a class=\"cn-btn cn-btn-p\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelpeptides.com\/products\/cerluten-a-5-natural-brain-peptide-bioregulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerluten A-5<\/a><a class=\"cn-btn cn-btn-s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelpeptides.com\/products\/the-cognitive-bundle-a-5-cerluten-a-8-endoluten-a-3-ventfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cognitive Bundle<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cn-sec\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"cn-h2\">Common questions<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"cn-faq\">\n      <div class=\"cn-q\"><h3>Is Cerluten the same as Cortexin?<\/h3><p>No. Both are cerebral cortex peptide preparations from the same research lineage, but Cortexin is an injectable registered medicine in Russia and Cerluten is an oral supplement extract. Their evidence bases are not interchangeable.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-q\"><h3>Is it a drug?<\/h3><p>Not in the United States. It is sold as a dietary supplement, is not FDA-approved, and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-q\"><h3>Natural extract or synthetic peptide &mdash; which is better studied?<\/h3><p>The synthetic short peptides (Cortagen, Pinealon, Epitalon) have cleaner mechanistic data because they are defined molecules. The extracts have the longer clinical history, mostly by injection. Neither has strong modern oral trial data.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cn-q\"><h3>Does this site sell anything?<\/h3><p>No. There is no store or cart here. Cerluten is available from the authorized dealers listed above.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<footer class=\"cn-foot\">\n  <div class=\"cn-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"cn-foot-top\">\n      <div>\n        <a class=\"cn-logo\" href=\"#top\">Cerluten<span>.net<\/span><\/a>\n        <p>A research reference for the A-5 brain peptide bioregulator. Corrections and additional citations are welcome.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h4>The page<\/h4>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"#what\">What it is<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#mechanism\">Mechanism<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#research\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#protocol\">Protocol<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h4>Context<\/h4>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"\/related-research\/\">Related research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#buy\">Where to buy<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Khavinson+peptide+bioregulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PubMed<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cn-legal\">\n      <p>These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. 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