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Pinealon

Category · For CognitionStatus · RUOCitations · 22

The verdict

Mostly no — Pinealon's entire evidence base is single-source from the Khavinson group, the molecule sits inside the "Russian short-peptide bioregulator" framework with no Western regulatory or replication anchor, and the marketed brain-aging use case has no controlled human trial outside Khavinson-affiliated reporting.

By source — cost, legality, risk

Brand
Not available (Russian cosmeceutical ~$30–$60)
None — no FDA approval; Russian cosmeceutical only
No FDA-approved Pinealon; Russian retail is not a US-legal channel.
Compounded 503A pharmacy
$80–$200/mo where sold
Off-label · niche channel, not on bulks list
Mid–high. Few compounders carry; the Khavinson-only evidence base means clinical legitimacy is weak.
RUO research peptide
$30–$100/mo
Sold 'for research only'
Highest. The dominant supply; small tripeptide is cheap to synthesize.
Gray-market raw
Varies — not on user's vendor list
Unregulated overseas import
Available via overseas raws (cheap to synthesize) but Pinealon has limited demand vs Epitalon, so vendor coverage is intermittent.

Sources · top 5 of 22

01Rahman OF, et al. Therapeutic Peptides in Orthopaedics: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews. 2026;10(1). PMID: 41490200.
02Khavinson V, et al. Pinealon increases cell viability by suppression of free radical levels and activating proliferative processes. Rejuvenation research. 2011;14(5):535-41. PMID: 21978084.
03Arutjunyan A, et al. Pinealon protects the rat offspring from prenatal hyperhomocysteinemia. International journal of clinical and experimental medicine. 2012;5(2):179-85. PMID: 22567179.
04Mendzheritsky AM, et al. [Pinealon and Cortexin influence on behavior and neurochemical processes in 18-month aged rats within hypoxia and hypothermia]. Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii. 2015;28(3):532-539. PMID: 28509493.
05Mendzheritskiĭ AM, et al. [Regulation of content of cytokines in blood serum and of caspase-3 activity in brains of old rats in model of sharp hypoxic hypoxia with Cortexin and Pinealon]. Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii. 2014;27(1):94-7. PMID: 25051764.