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Kisspeptin-10

The C-terminal decapeptide of kisspeptin, the product of the KISS1 gene, amidated at the C-terminus. This fragment carries the full activity of the longer parent peptide at KISS1R, the G-protein-coupled receptor formerly called GPR54.

Kisspeptin-10 has 5 registered human studies on ClinicalTrials.gov, reaching phase 3, covering 59 planned or enrolled participants across the 5 studies that published a figure. No FDA-approved product contains Kisspeptin-10. 154 papers naming it were published in the last ten years.

Collected 2026-08-02 from ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA. Counts include only trials whose registered intervention names Kisspeptin-10; the registry search is fuzzy, so every match is re-checked. None of this says whether Kisspeptin-10 works or is safe.

FDA status

Research only

Human studies

5

Furthest phase

Phase 3

Papers, 10 yr

154

Readership

Tracking since 2026-07-29 · About this data

What has actually been tested in humans

B

Reached phase 3 or 4, not approved

5

Registered human studies

Phase 3

Furthest phase reached

59

Planned or enrolled participants, across 5 studies that published a figure

None

No FDA-approved product contains it

Registered means registered — not that the study finished, and not that it found anything. The grade is mechanical: it is computed from the registry and the FDA record alone, and it grades how much is known, never whether a compound is good or safe. Collected 2026-08-02 from ClinicalTrials.gov and Drugs@FDA. Check the query.

What Kisspeptin-10 is, and what it has been studied for

Kisspeptin-10 is classified by ChEMBL as a protein, and appears in trial registrations under HUMAN METASTIN 45-54. Its FDA substance identifier is FS1N52VS3S.

Across 5 registered trials, it has been studied in Insulin, Glucose, Healthy Volunteers and Women. A condition here is what a sponsor registered the trial under — it records what was investigated, not what was shown.

The trials were run by Quaid-e-Azam University and Stephanie B. Seminara, MD among others. A named commercial sponsor means a compound is in formal development; its absence does not mean the opposite, only that no company has registered a trial under its own name.

How far it got

Kisspeptin-10 reached Phase 3 across 5 registered trials.Phase 1First given to peoplePhase 2Looking for an effectPhase 3Tested at scalePhase 4Studied after approval

Kisspeptin-10 reached Phase 3 across 5 registered trials.

No FDA-approved product contains Kisspeptin-10. A compound can stop at any rung for commercial reasons as easily as scientific ones, and the registry does not record which.

Is anyone studying Kisspeptin-10?

Papers published each year that name Kisspeptin-10 in the title or abstract, with the clinical trials that started in the same year marked beneath. Ten calendar years.

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Vertical axis: papers published that year. Bar for 2026 is hatched because that year is still running.
Publications and trials naming Kisspeptin-10, by year
YearPublicationsTrials startedComplete year
2017260Yes
2018220Yes
2019161Yes
2020190Yes
2021130Yes
2022201Yes
2023110Yes
2024100Yes
2025210Yes
2026150No

154 papers and 2 registered trials between 2017 and 2026. A paper counts when “Kisspeptin-10” appears in its title or abstract — phrase-matched, so a paper mentioning the words separately is not counted. The total is a single query over the whole window, which is why it does not equal the bars added together: PubMed files a paper under both its electronic and its print publication date, so one paper can appear in two years. Publication volume measures scientific attention, not whether a compound works: a well-studied compound can be well-studied and ineffective. Sources: PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov · collected 2026-08-02.

Published research on Kisspeptin-10

154 indexed papers name Kisspeptin-10 in their title or abstract. These are the 8 PubMed ranks most relevant. Listing a paper is not a judgement about it, and none of these is summarised here — follow the link and read what it says.

  1. Investigating the detection of the novel doping‐relevant peptide kisspeptin‐10 in urine using liquid chromatography high‐resolution mass spectrometry

    Colpaert T, Risseeuw M, Deventer K, et al.Biomedical chromatography : BMC2024

    PMID 3897817110.1002/bmc.5946

  2. Kisspeptin-10 binding to Gpr54 in osteoclasts prevents bone loss by activating Dusp18-mediated dephosphorylation of Src

    Li Z, Yang X, Fu R, et al.Nature communications2024

    PMID 3834694210.1038/s41467-024-44852-9

  3. Author Correction: Kisspeptin-10 binding to Gpr54 in osteoclasts prevents bone loss by activating Dusp18-mediated dephosphorylation of Src

    Li Z, Yang X, Fu R, et al.Nature communications2024

    PMID 3970228610.1038/s41467-024-55352-1

  4. Kisspeptin-10 increases collagen content in the myocardium by focal adhesion kinase activity

    Radwańska P, Gałdyszyńska M, Piera L, et al.Scientific reports2023

    PMID 3796856410.1038/s41598-023-47224-3

  5. Kisspeptin-10 Ameliorates Obesity-Diabetes with Diverse Effects on Ileal Enteroendocrine Cells and Pancreatic Islet Morphology in High-Fat Fed Female Mice

    Sridhar A, Khan D, Muthukumar R, et al.Biomolecules2025

    PMID 4130151010.3390/biom15111591

  6. Kisspeptin-10 inhibits OHSS by suppressing VEGF secretion

    Zhai J, Liu J, Zhao S, et al.Reproduction (Cambridge, England)2017

    PMID 2867653310.1530/REP-17-0268

  7. Kisspeptin-10 in cryodiluent improves the post-thaw quality of Nili-Ravi buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa

    Fayyaz MH, Andrabi SMH, Haider MS, et al.Andrologia2022

    PMID 3605445110.1111/and.14564

  8. Kisspeptin-10 protects against HIV-1 Tat-induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction and neuroinflammation via RhoA/ROCK pathway: Implications for HAND therapy

    Cheng C, Xiong D, Zheng F, et al.Neurotoxicology2025

    PMID 4071283810.1016/j.neuro.2025.07.008

Collected 2026-08-02from PubMed, phrase-matched on “Kisspeptin-10” in title and abstract. Run the same search.

About Kisspeptin-10

The C-terminal decapeptide of kisspeptin, the product of the KISS1 gene, amidated at the C-terminus. This fragment carries the full activity of the longer parent peptide at KISS1R, the G-protein-coupled receptor formerly called GPR54.

Also known as
Metastin 45-54 · KP-10

Structure and mechanism only. Nothing above describes what this compound is for, and no dose appears anywhere on this page.

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