| CPC A61K 38/06 (2013.01) [A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/24 (2013.01); A61K 47/36 (2013.01); A61K 47/40 (2013.01); A61P 17/14 (2018.01)] | 26 Claims |
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1. A composition for altering gene expression of a cell in a human subject comprising:
(a) a glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper (GHK-Cu) peptide;
(b) an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of L-carnosine, D-carnosine, acetyl-carnosine, and combinations thereof, and
(c) a cyclodextran,
wherein the GHK-Cu peptide and the antioxidant form a complex and the complex is entrapped by the cyclodextran; and
wherein the composition is effective to decrease the gene expression of one or more of the genes hSDF-1, hAR, hSRD5A1, and hSRD5A3, and/or increase expression of TGF-β2.
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