Reported daily use
Community convention, not a measured pharmacologic interval.

Protocol / Research Dosing Guide
An evidence-organized Cardiogen reference separating AEDR laboratory research from unvalidated community protocols and supplier claims.
Cardiogen is the short peptide Ala-Glu-Asp-Arg, commonly abbreviated AEDR. Published work is limited to laboratory, tissue-culture, modeling, and animal contexts concentrated within a small research network; no controlled human trial was identified.
Why researchers care
Cardiac tissue and gene-expression research
Class
Synthetic AEDR tetrapeptide bioregulator
Route reported
Subcutaneous use is community reported
Cycle length
10–20 days reported; not validated
Regulatory status
Not FDA approved
The supplied source reports subcutaneous amounts from 0.2 to 2 mg daily over short 10-to-20-day courses. These are community conventions, not AEDR human dose-finding results.
| Phase or study | Amount | Frequency / evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Community low | 0.2 mg daily | 10–20 days; unvalidated |
| Community common | 1 mg daily | 10–20 days; unvalidated |
| Community high | 2 mg daily | 10–20 days; unvalidated |
No human study establishes an amount, route, schedule, cycle, repeat interval, or rest period for Cardiogen.
Neutral research-material planning only. This does not establish an appropriate amount or route.
Research planning item
Exact labeled research vial
Research planning item
Measured diluent volume
Research planning item
U-100 measurement reference
Research planning item
Alcohol swabs
Research planning item
Appropriate sharps container
Research planning item
Written concentration label
Concentration
10 mg/mL
Draw volume
0.1 mL
U-100 units
10
Mathematical draws
20
Arithmetic only. The entered amount is not a recommendation and does not establish suitability.
Morning use appears in community descriptions only; no preferred time is established.
Once-daily use is community reported and not trial validated.
Not applicable to the reported vial route and not established.
No validated replacement or doubling instructions exist.
| Route | Research context | Evidence limit |
|---|---|---|
| Cell and tissue culture | Published mechanistic experiments | No human exposure |
| Subcutaneous | Community reported | No clinical route study |
| Oral | Commercial bioregulator context | No verified AEDR bioavailability study |
| Route conversion | Not established | Formats are not interchangeable |
Routes and amounts are not interchangeable unless a verified study explicitly establishes a conversion.
| Measure | Finding | Evidence limit |
|---|---|---|
| Human half-life | Not established | No human PK study |
| Animal half-life | Not established | No in-vivo PK source located |
| Bioavailability | Not established | Transport models are not exposure measurements |
| Frequency | Daily is community reported | Not experimentally validated |
| Route | Amount | Frequency | Source | Human validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcutaneous | 0.2 mg | Once daily | Community report | No |
| Subcutaneous | 1 mg | Once daily | Community report | No |
| Subcutaneous | 2 mg | Once daily | Community report | No |
Published study values describe those studies. Community-reported values are not validated dosing recommendations.
Concentration: 10 mg/mL
| Entered amount | Volume | U-100 units |
|---|---|---|
| 1 mg | 0.1 mL | 10 units |
| 2 mg | 0.2 mL | 20 units |
| 3 mg | 0.3 mL | 30 units |
Reconstitution does not establish identity, purity, sterility, stability, or an appropriate amount.
Cardiogen is described as the tetrapeptide Ala-Glu-Asp-Arg.
Current status · verified September 15, 2026
Not FDA approved
This is an evidence-gap and precaution list, not an approved prescribing label.
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
No safety data
Children or adolescents
No safety data
Cardiovascular disease
No clinical safety or efficacy evidence
Known ingredient sensitivity
Potential allergic risk
Concurrent medicines
No interaction studies
Long-term or repeated use
No safety data
Important limitation: No controlled incidence data.
Important limitation: No human safety dataset.
Important limitation: No clinical hemodynamic assessment.
Important limitation: No characterized immunogenicity data.
Important limitation: No interaction studies.
Important limitation: No follow-up evidence.
Community convention, not a measured pharmacologic interval.
Community course length, not a clinical study period.
Not established; no restart criteria exist.
No validated biomarker panel, stopping rule, or follow-up schedule exists.
| Claim | Evidence level | What research shows | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac tissue support | Not established in humans | Tissue-culture and animal context | No controlled human trial |
| Gene-expression effects | Preclinical | Small-group laboratory literature | Clinical meaning unknown |
| Cardiovascular aging | Not established | Mechanistic hypothesis | No efficacy endpoint |
| Exercise or recovery | Not established | Community claim | No direct evidence |
No Cardiogen-specific stability study was identified.
Community refrigeration and 28-day guidance are not validated stability evidence.
Formulations may differ and are not interchangeable with pure AEDR.
Visual inspection cannot establish identity, purity, or sterility.
Stop and seek qualified product guidance; appearance cannot confirm sterility.
Recheck total vial mg, liquid mL, entered amount, and U-100 conversion.
Confirm the intervention: the registered genistein study is unrelated to AEDR.
Return to the study model; cell findings do not establish human benefit.
No validated missed-amount procedure exists.
| Compound | Class or mechanism | Evidence | FDA status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiogen | AEDR tetrapeptide | Laboratory/preclinical evidence | Not approved |
| Cartalax | AED tripeptide | Laboratory/preclinical evidence | Not approved |
| Vesugen | Short peptide bioregulator | Limited preclinical evidence | Not approved |
The synthetic tetrapeptide Ala-Glu-Asp-Arg, also called AEDR.
No.
No controlled human Cardiogen trial was identified.
Not established.
No; it is community reported.
No.
No; that acronym identifies an unrelated genistein study.
No.
No.
It performs concentration and volume arithmetic only.
Coverage source
Coverage source for community schedule; not primary clinical evidence.
Open direct sourcePreclinical review
Review of short-peptide laboratory research, including AEDR context.
Open direct sourcePreclinical research
Older preclinical myocardial tissue-culture research.
Open direct source