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Peptide-Pharmaceutical Combinations

Meaning

Peptide-pharmaceutical combinations are therapeutic strategies that integrate a naturally occurring or synthetic peptide, a short chain of amino acids, with a traditional small-molecule pharmaceutical agent. This combined approach is utilized to leverage the high specificity and biological signaling capabilities of the peptide alongside the established pharmacological effects of the small molecule. The aim is often to achieve synergistic efficacy, reduce individual drug doses, or mitigate side effects in complex conditions like metabolic syndrome or age-related decline.