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DSIP: Evidence Summary

Evidence summary for DSIP 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 C 3 3-4 small, old (1980s) double-blind studies showed transient sleep improvement; no modern replication
Stress response / adaptation Tier D 1 Single uncontrolled study in withdrawal patients; primarily preclinical data

References (10)

  1. DSIP and nitrazepam sleep study in chronic insomniacs. — Schneider-Helmert . Neuropsychobiology (1981) PMID: 7028502
  2. Transient sleep improvement in chronic insomniacs with DSIP. — Schneider-Helmert . Neuropsychobiology (1989)
  3. IV DSIP in narcolepsy. — Schneider-Helmert . Neuropsychobiology (1984) PMID: 6548968
  4. DSIP-Like KND Peptide Reduces Brain Infarction in C57Bl/6 and Reduces Myocardial Infarction in SD Rats When Administered during Reperfusion. . Biomedicines (2021) PMID: 33918965
  5. Phosphorylated delta sleep inducing peptide restores spatial memory and p-CREB expression by improving sleep architecture at high altitude. . Life sciences (2018) PMID: 30107169
  6. [Antioxidative and detoxifying effects of analogues of delta-sleep inducing peptide (DSIP)]. . Bioorganicheskaia khimiia (2014) PMID: 25898718
  7. [Influence of delta-sleep peptide on the enzymes activity of mitochondrial electron transport chain in various rat tissues during aging of the organism]. . Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii (2014) PMID: 25826998
  8. Delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP): a still unresolved riddle. . Journal of neurochemistry (2006) PMID: 16539679
  9. Neuropeptides and human sleep. . Sleep (1997) PMID: 9456470
  10. Interaction of Delta sleep-inducing peptide and valproate on metaphit audiogenic seizure model in rats. . Cellular and molecular neurobiology (2007) PMID: 17957464