{"product_id":"cartalax-20mg","title":"Cartalax * 20mg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCartalax is a synthetic tetrapeptide bioregulator consisting of the sequence Ala-Glu-Asp-Leu (AEDL), developed by the Khavinson group at the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology in Russia. Belonging to the same “Khavinson cytomedin” class as Epithalon (AEDG, pineal), Cortagen (AEDP, cortex), and Pancreagen (KEDW, pancreatic), Cartalax is the tetrapeptide identified by Khavinson and colleagues as the cartilage \/ connective tissue peptide bioregulator. The compound is proposed to function through tissue-specific gene expression modulation in chondrocyte and connective tissue cell populations. Cartalax has been investigated in the Russian academic literature (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine; Khavinson and colleagues) for chondrocyte gene expression, extracellular matrix biology, and age-associated cartilage cell function in preclinical research models. Like other Khavinson short-peptide bioregulators, Cartalax is studied primarily as a research tool for tissue-specific short-peptide pharmacology rather than as a defined receptor agonist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenefits (Research Focus)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e•\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChondrocyte gene expression research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— studied for short-peptide bioregulator effects on cartilage cell populations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e•\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtracellular matrix biology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— investigated for collagen and proteoglycan gene expression in connective tissue research models\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e•\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhavinson SAR research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— explored alongside other Khavinson short-peptide bioregulators for structure-activity studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e•\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTissue-specific peptide signaling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— examined as a “cytomedin” class compound for tissue-selective gene expression research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e•\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge-associated cartilage research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— researched for chondrocyte biology endpoints in aged tissue research models\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everlong Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46180737843234,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/everlongresearch.ca\/products\/cartalax-20mg","provider":"Everlong Research","version":"1.0","type":"link"}