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Comparison Table: ECM and Antioxidant Anti-Aging Compounds

GHK-Cu Collagen I/III/VI synthesis; MMP remodeling Nrf2 activation; SOD Yes — integral Skin aging, ECM repair Product KPV Indirect (NF-kB suppression reduces degradation) NF-kB reduces oxidative inflammation No Inflammaging, gut/skin BPC-157 Collagen via PDGF/

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  • GHK-Cu
  • Collagen I/III/VI synthesis; MMP remodeling
  • Nrf2 activation; SOD
  • Yes — integral
  • Skin aging, ECM repair
  • Product
  • KPV
  • Indirect (NF-kB suppression reduces degradation)
  • NF-kB reduces oxidative inflammation
  • No
  • Inflammaging, gut/skin
  • BPC-157
  • Collagen via PDGF/EGF signaling
  • NO pathway antioxidant
  • Tendon, muscle, GI repair
  • SS-31
  • None directly
  • Mitochondrial ROS (cardiolipin)
  • Mitochondrial aging
  • TB-500
  • Indirect (cell migration supports remodeling)
  • Anti-inflammatory cytokine reduction
  • Cardiac, skin, muscle repair
  • All compounds for research use only.