Selank TP-7 Liquid Spray 40mg

Intranasal research format of the heptapeptide Selank. The nasal route is the canonical delivery used in the original Russian peptide literature that established Selank's anxiolytic and cognitive-enhancement research profile. HPLC-tested, third-party COA per batch.

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Description

Selank TP-7 (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro) is a synthetic heptapeptide developed by the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the V.V. Zakusov Research Institute of Pharmacology. It was designed by extending the C-terminus of the immunomodulatory tetrapeptide tuftsin (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg) with a Pro-Gly-Pro tripeptide to increase metabolic stability and duration of action. Selank is approved as a prescription anxiolytic in Russia, where it is marketed as a 0.15% intranasal solution for generalized anxiety disorder and neurasthenia.

The strongest published human finding is from Zozulya et al.: in a 62-patient comparative trial against the benzodiazepine medazepam, the authors reported that the anxiolytic effects of both drugs were similar but selank had also antiasthenic and psychostimulant effects.1

Important Note on the Evidence Base

Selank’s clinical and mechanistic literature is concentrated in Russian research institutions and Russian-language journals (e.g., Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova), with a smaller body of mechanistic work published in English-language peer-reviewed journals (notably Frontiers in Pharmacology). The Zozulya 2008 randomized trial cited below is published in a Russian-language journal (PubMed PMID: 18454096); the abstract is available in English but the full text is in Russian. Selank is not approved by the FDA or EMA, no large multi-center Phase 3 trials by Western standards have been published, and most preclinical mechanistic studies were conducted by the same Moscow research consortium that developed the compound. These limitations are typical of the Soviet/Russian peptide pharmacology tradition and should be considered when interpreting the literature. This product is for laboratory research only.

Published Research on Selank TP-7

Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. Medazepam — Zozulya et al., Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova (2008)

This Russian-language randomized trial compared intranasal selank (n=30) against the benzodiazepine medazepam (n=32) in 62 patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for generalized anxiety disorder or neurasthenia. Both treatments produced comparable reductions on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. Selank uniquely produced antiasthenic and mild psychostimulant effects (improved energy, reduced fatigue) and was associated with normalization of baseline-shortened plasma leu-enkephalin half-life — a biomarker the authors propose links anxiolysis to endogenous opioid peptide stabilization.1

GABAergic Gene Expression in Rat Frontal Cortex — Volkova et al., Frontiers in Pharmacology (2016)

This study tested whether selank’s benzodiazepine-like clinical profile reflects modulation of the GABAergic system. After single and chronic intranasal administration in rats, qPCR analysis of 84 genes involved in GABAergic neurotransmission in the frontal cortex revealed selank-induced changes in expression of several GABA-A receptor subunit and dopamine/serotonin pathway genes. The authors concluded that selank exerts complex effects on nerve cells, with one likely molecular mechanism being allosteric modulation of GABA-A receptors rather than direct ligand binding.2

Cell-Line Confirmation in IMR-32 Neurons — Filatova et al., Frontiers in Pharmacology (2017)

This second paper from the same research group examined whether the gene-expression changes observed in vivo could be reproduced in IMR-32 human neuroblastoma cells. Direct exposure of IMR-32 cells to selank did not reproduce the in vivo gene-expression pattern, suggesting that selank’s effect on neurotransmission gene expression is indirect — likely mediated through release or modulation of upstream neurotransmitters in intact circuits — rather than through direct receptor binding on neurons. This refines the GABAergic hypothesis toward an allosteric or indirect modulatory mechanism.3

Enkephalinase Inhibition and Endogenous Opioid Stabilization — Kost et al., Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (2001)

This earlier mechanistic work demonstrated that selank inhibits enkephalin-degrading enzymes (enkephalinases) in plasma in a concentration-dependent manner, with reported potency exceeding the reference inhibitors bacitracin and puromycin. Because patients with generalized anxiety disorder show shortened endogenous leu-enkephalin half-life, this enkephalinase-inhibitory action provides a mechanistic explanation for selank’s anxiolytic profile that is distinct from benzodiazepine-style direct GABA-A modulation, and is consistent with the biomarker findings later reported in the Zozulya trial.4

About the Compound

Selank is a synthetic heptapeptide whose anxiolytic mechanism appears to be multi-pathway and indirect rather than receptor-direct: enkephalinase inhibition that stabilizes endogenous opioid peptides, allosteric modulation of GABAergic neurotransmission, BDNF regulation in the hippocampus, and modulation of cytokine balance (notably interleukin-6) under stress. The peptide is rapidly absorbed across nasal mucosa with onset of effect reported within minutes to hours, and clinical reports describe absence of sedation, tolerance, and dependence — distinguishing its profile from benzodiazepine-class anxiolytics.

  • Compound class: synthetic heptapeptide; tuftsin analogue
  • Sequence: H-Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro-OH (TKPRPGP)
  • Synonyms: TP-7, Selanc
  • CAS Number: 129954-34-3
  • Molecular Formula: C33H57N11O9
  • Molecular Weight: 751.89 g/mol
  • Origin: Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Russian regulatory status: prescription anxiolytic, intranasal 0.15% solution
  • Regulatory status: not approved by the FDA or EMA. Registered in Russia and CIS countries
  • Mechanism (working hypothesis): enkephalinase inhibition + indirect GABAergic modulation + BDNF/cytokine effects

Product Specifications

  • Format: pre-mixed liquid intranasal spray
  • Strength: 40 mg of peptide per 30 mL bottle
  • Purity: ≥99% (HPLC verified)
  • Container: sealed metered nasal spray bottle
  • Certificate of Analysis: lot-specific COA available

See the FDA Disclosure, Storage Instructions, and RUO tabs for handling, storage, and regulatory information.

References

  1. Zozulya AA, Neznamov GG, Siuniakov TS, et al. Efficacy and possible mechanisms of action of a new peptide anxiolytic selank in the therapy of generalized anxiety disorders and neurasthenia [Article in Russian]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2008;108(4):38-48. PMID: 18454096
  2. Volkova A, Shadrina M, Kolomin T, et al. Selank administration affects the expression of some genes involved in GABAergic neurotransmission. Front Pharmacol. 2016;7:31. doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00031
  3. Filatova E, Kasian A, Kolomin T, et al. GABA, Selank, and Olanzapine affect the expression of genes involved in GABAergic neurotransmission in IMR-32 cells. Front Pharmacol. 2017;8:89. doi:10.3389/fphar.2017.00089
  4. Kost NV, Sokolov OY, Gabaeva MV, et al. Enkephalinase inhibition as a possible mechanism of the anxiolytic activity of the synthetic peptide selank. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2001;132(2):745-747. doi:10.1023/A:1013014109632
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