Octapeptide-2 is a novel peptide that promotes hair growth. It rapidly repairs hair follicle cells, stimulates the natural growth of hair, and effectively reduces the shedding caused by DHT and aging.
Octapeptide-2 strengthens the hair while stimulating the hair follicles to produce healthy hair, preventing hair from turning white.
Oktreotid se uporablja tudi nenamensko za zdravljenje hudih, neodzivna driska iz drugih vzrokov.
Uporablja se v toksikologiji za zdravljenje dolgotrajne ponavljajoče se hipoglikemije po prevelikem odmerjanju sulfonilsečnine in morda meglitinidov..
It has also been used with varying degrees of success in infants with nesidioblastosis to help decrease insu.lin hypersecretion.
Oktreotid so eksperimentalno uporabljali za zdravljenje debelosti, zlasti debelost, ki jo povzročajo lezije v centrih za lakoto in sitost hipotalamusa, predel možganov, ki je osrednji za uravnavanje vnosa hrane in porabe energije.
