Human study PLS-00074
Circulating mitochondrial-derived microproteins at rest and in response to an acute bout of endurance exercise in individuals with cerebral palsy.
Version 1 · published November 7, 2026 · evidence through November 7, 2026 · research snapshot 2026.1.1 · methodology ev-1 · Automated assessment by AI (claude-opus-5-5 and claude-sonnet-5-5), not reviewed by a person.
Only the abstract was available. Essential methods may be missing, which limits what can be judged.
Reports of this study
Every publication, registration and abstract describing this one study. Participants are counted once.
- Circulating mitochondrial-derived microproteins at rest and in response to an acute bout of endurance exercise in individuals with cerebral palsy.primary · Experimental physiology · 2026-06-25 · PMID 42349896 · DOI
Design and participants
- Design
- Cross-sectional study
- Population
- Adults with cerebral palsy (GMFCS II-IV, at least 3 months of frame-running experience), typically developing adults and typically developing adolescents.
- Conditions
- Cerebral palsy
- Planned enrollment (registry)
- Not reported
- Enrolled
- Not reported
- Randomized
- Not reported
- Completed follow-up
- Not reported
Intervention and comparator
What each group received. Related peptides, analogs and combinations are never treated as the compound itself.
What the authors reported
As stated in the sources. This is the authors’ account, not Peptide Library’s assessment.
Adverse events
None reported. That is not evidence of safety, and how safety was monitored isn’t described.
The authors concluded (paraphrased): Despite lower muscle mass and fitness, adults with CP had circulating MDP levels (humanin, MOTS-c, SHMOOSE) and exercise responses similar to typically developing people, suggesting preserved mitochondrial-derived signalling.
Peptide Library’s assessment
An automated assessment, made by AI separately from the authors’ conclusions and not reviewed by a person. How risk of bias is assessed.
Limitations
- inappropriate endpoint: MOTS-c was measured only as an endogenous biomarker and was never administered, so the study gives no information on effects of the compound.
- abstract only: Only the abstract is available, and it gives no sample sizes, numeric results or statistical details.
- confounding: The groups differ in age and exercise modality (frame running vs conventional running), and no adjustment is described in the abstract.
- short follow up: Post-exercise blood was sampled only 1 hour after a single acute bout of exercise.
- other: MOTS-c was measured as an endogenous biomarker, not administered, so the study gives no information on the compound's effects or safety.
No risk-of-bias assessment has been published for this study’s results.
Claims this study informs
- Improves metabolic health: not eligible (not primary study) for “Insulin sensitivity, glucose control or body weight”
- Is safe for human administration: not eligible (not primary study) for “Adverse events, serious adverse events and discontinuations”
Where each value comes from
- arms: PMID 42349896, abstract (sentences 4, 7) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- author_conclusion: PMID 42349896, abstract (final sentence) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- design: PMID 42349896, abstract (sentences 3-4, 7-8) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- outcomes: PMID 42349896, abstract (sentences 6, 8) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- population: PMID 42349896, abstract (sentences 4-5) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- results: PMID 42349896, abstract (sentences 9-11) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
Version 1 · published November 7, 2026 · evidence through November 7, 2026 · research snapshot 2026.1.1 · methodology ev-1 · Automated assessment by AI (claude-opus-5-5 and claude-sonnet-5-5), not reviewed by a person.
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