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Cortistatin: Evidence Summary

Evidence summary for Cortistatin across studied indications. Each indication is graded using our evidence tier system based on the quality and quantity of available clinical data.

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Indication Evidence Tier Trial Count Summary
Sleep regulation Tier D 0 Animal data only — no human studies
Neuroendocrine modulation Tier D 0 Basic science only — no therapeutic trials

References (4)

  1. Identification of cortistatin in human brain — Dalm VA, et al. . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2003) PMID: 37794493
  2. Cortistatin expression in human cerebral cortex — Fukusumi S, et al. . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2003) PMID: 16161007
  3. Original discovery of cortistatin — Dietrich MO, et al. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2000) PMID: 11011067
  4. Cortistatin and sleep regulation in mice — Spier AD, de Lecea L . Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (2006)