Experimental investigation of Pinealon biological effects in animals demonstrated, that its administration not only improves certain indices of cellular and tissue homeostasis in brain cells, but also normalizes the disordered functions of the central nervous system as a whole, affected by stress, adverse environmental factors and/or development of age-related pathology.
The prevention and treatment of central nervous system disorders and conditions are big issues, because the said diseases lead to disturbance of social adaptation and incapacitation of patients.
Pinealon clinical effectiveness has been evaluated in 109 patients aged 30-74 years and suffering different central nervous system disorders and conditions, such as: the remote consequences of craniocerebral injury, post-stroke state of health, vascular encephalopathy, and also on practically healthy subjects, complaining fatigue, signs of cerebral asthenia, decreased mental capacity and concentration, memory impairment, emotional fragility. Distribution of patients by nosologic forms, gender and age is presented in the Table 7.
72 patients from the main group were prescribed Pinealon alongside with the conventional medicine, 2 capsules with meals 2 times a day, for 20-30 days, depending on the severity of a pathological process. The control group consisted of 38 patients with similar health problems, who underwent only conventional treatment.
All subjects used to receive medicinal drugs of symptomatic and pathogenetic action, bringing a short-term therapeutic effect followed by the demand to increase the dose per course of treatment as well as to extend the duration of its application.
The effectiveness of Pinealon administration was estimated both with respect to dynamics of subjective indices, as well as according to objective indices, such as correction test and electroencephalogram (EEG).
The comparison made between the subjective indices of patients’ status before and after Pinealon treatment revealed the 2-3 fold decrease in the frequency of health complaints. Patients noted an improvement of memory and brightness, decreased intensity and duration of headaches, they felt emotionally stable and rested after night sleep (Table 8).
Those patients who suffered consequences of craniocerebral injury and stroke revealed a moderate regress of focus symptomatology, improvement of speech function at motor and sensory aphasia, reduction of fibrous spasticity.
The comparative evaluation of Pinealon effect and other methods of treatment on integral brain functions, such as concentration of attention, as well as on bioelectrical brain activity was carried out employing correction test and electroencephalogram, respectively.
Results of correction test performance by patients treated with different methods are presented in the Table 9. It demonstrates that patients treated with Pinealon could look through a significantly bigger number of characters with fewer mistakes. Patients of the main group revealed better dynamics of correction test results before and after treatment, as compared to control group subjects. Namely, they showed no more sharp fluctuations in the number of characters they looked through within equal periods of time; presence of work absorption period by the middle of the test; gradual decrease of the curve towards the end of the test, evidencing more balanced attention after Pinealon treatment.
Computer game "NEMO" simulating operational activity of management specialist was used for studying Pinealon effect on professional efficiency, estimated on the basis of various norms, characterizing the accuracy and speed of working operations execution. The comparative analysis of test results for psycho-physiological indices characterizing quality and accuracy of working functions in a modeled environment showed that Pinealon application during 20 days resulted in the improvement of operator’s working capacity. For instance, the integral index of working capacity increased from 326.1 ± 15.3 to 375.7 ± 13.6 as compared to the initial value, and the index of "accuracy of target hitting" increased from 6.8 ± 0,9 to 10.5 ± 0.7.
The study of Pinealon effect on psycho-emotional status was conducted with the help of computer program "Operative status control" and psychological tests, such as “SAN” (“status of health, activity, mood”), Spielberger-Hanin test, and Luscher color test to estimate health status, activity, mood, situation-dependant (reactive) anxiety, as well as total deviation, vegetative coefficient, emotional stress, mental fatigue, mental tension and anxiety. Study results showed that patients with emotional imbalance improved all 11 indices of the above mentioned tests after a course of Pinealon (20 days).
Therefore, the results of clinical study evidence a positive effect of Pinealon on psycho-emotional state, memory, concentration of attention and professional activity in healthy subjects revealing symptoms of weariness and cerebral asthenia as well as in patients suffering central nervous system functional disorders of various genesis.
In the course of Pinealon clinical trials, no contraindications, complications, side effects or drug addiction were revealed.
Peptide supplements
For many years the peptide preparations were available only as medicines, in the form of injections. However some years ago Prof. Khavinson and the Russian St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology created dietary supplements that can also reduce peptide deficiency and restore peptide-protein cycle in cells. They can be divided into natural (Cytomaxes) and synthesized (Cytogens) russian peptide bioregulators.
Natural russian peptide bioregulators (Cytomaxes)
Natural russian peptide bioregulators is a group of peptides of less than 50 amino acids and with a molecular mass of less than 5 kDa, free from foreign DNA or protein substance, extracted from organs and tissues of young calves by a patented method of thorough filtering. 5 kDa is very little. The molecular mass of DNA fragments and proteinaceous infectious particles, the prions, are several times bigger than that. Therefore these natural russian peptide supplements are extremely clean products. They do not have any immunogenic or mutagenic properties.
Inside the gastrointestinal tract the natural russian peptide bioregulators break down into amino acids and di-, tri- and tetrapeptides that match the DNA in a complementary way and activate protein synthesis in the respective body system. Their performance is gentle and gradual. Their effect continues to grow even after finishing the supplementation course and lasts up to 4-6 months until the peptide-protein cycle is impaired again.
Synthesized peptide bioregulators (Cytogens)
The analysis of natural peptides was used to detect the most active peptide from a group, which was later replicated in a lab. Synthesized (Cytogens) peptide bioregulators supplement contains only one peptide molecule whereas natural one includes a group of molecules. Synthesized peptides have an immediate impact compared to natural peptides and have a faster, yet more short-lived effect (1.5-2 months). Such peptides are typically used to start the initial peptide deficiency treatment. However, it is advised to switch to natural (Cytomaxes) peptides as a follow-up course.
Both types of peptides are efficient, safe to use, have no side effects and are compatible among themselves and with other products. As for the choice between natural and synthesized russian peptides, it depends on a particular situation. However, in most cases synthesized peptides, if available, are administered prior to the use of natural peptides.
INTRODUCTION TO SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES
The Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology (SPIBG) of the North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences for years has been developing a special approach to a new class of peptide-based supplements. As a result of the analysis of the amino-acidic sequence of peptides extracted from organs and tissues, physiologically active short peptides have been developed and later defined as a class of cytogenes, also known as the synthesized short peptides. This class of dietary supplements is characterized by a faster action compared to extracts: the physiological effects become evident after 24 hours, the main processes related to regulating work and functionality of organs and systems are launched. It is therefore considered highly important to take these synthetic peptides in the earliest stage of biotherapy.
On the other hand, the extracted peptides, widely known as the cytomax class, or the natural peptides, perform in a more delicate and gradual manner due to their so called specific physiological environment: it includes amino acids and microelements typical for that type of tissue from which they have been extracted in terms of quantity and quality. As a consequence of discrepancy in performance and effects of the different classes of peptides (synthesized or natural), SPIBG recommends their step-wise use as more reasonable. For instance, in the first four weeks a course of synthetic peptides can be taken, followed by one to two months of biotherapy based on natural peptides.
Synthesized Peptides Combinations
• Digestive system: OVAGEN VESUGEN CRYSTAGEN
• Vascular system: VESUGEN CRYSTAGEN
• Central nervous system: PINEALON VESUGEN OVAGEN
• Respiratory system: CHONLUTEN CRYSTAGEN VESUGEN
• Immune system: CRYSTAGEN VESUGEN OVAGEN
• Locomotor apparatus: CARTALAX VESUGEN CRYSTAGEN
• Adverse factors (radio - and chemotherapy, long-term ionizing irradiation, psychoemotional stress): VESUGEN OVAGEN CHONLUTEN
Please note: You should always consult a primary care physician/health practitioner of choice when considering the use of any products for health purposes, especially when undergoing treatment for an existing condition.
