Human study PLS-00076
Circulating levels of mitochondrial oxidative stress-related peptides MOTS-c and Romo1 in stable COPD: A cross-sectional study.
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 levels of mitochondrial oxidative stress-related peptides MOTS-c and Romo1 in stable COPD: A cross-sectional study.primary · Frontiers in medicine · 2023-02-08 · PMID 36844198 · DOI
Design and participants
- Design
- Cross-sectional study
- Population
- Patients with stable COPD and smokers with normal lung function
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 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): COPD patients had reduced circulating MOTS-c and increased Romo1. Low MOTS-c was associated with oxygen desaturation and poorer six-minute walk performance. Romo1 was associated with current smoking and baseline oxygen saturation.
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
- other: No MOTS-c was administered; the study measured only endogenous serum peptide levels, so it cannot inform effects of giving the compound.
- confounding: Cross-sectional associations between peptide levels and clinical features cannot establish causation.
- abstract only: Only the abstract is available in the record, so methods and full results cannot be checked.
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 36844198, abstract (Methods, sentences 1-2) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- author_conclusion: PMID 36844198, abstract (Conclusions, sentences 1-3) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- design: PMID 36844198, abstract (Methods, sentence 1) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- limitations: PMID 36844198, abstract (Methods, sentences 1-2) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- outcomes: PMID 36844198, abstract (Methods, sentence 2) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- participants: PMID 36844198, abstract (Methods, sentence 1) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- population: PMID 36844198, abstract (Methods, sentence 1) · extracted by AI (automated, not verified by a person) · abstract only
- results: PMID 36844198, abstract (Results, sentences 1 and 3) · 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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