Therapeutic Peptides in Aesthetic, Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions: Effects, Safety, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives.

Narrative review

“Thus, the objective of this narrative review is to present the effects, clinical applications, safety profiles, and regulatory status of peptides that are already approved and promising for the treatment of various health conditions, including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), obesity, skin rejuvenation, aging, hormone analogs, and other specific conditions.”

106 articles

“We reviewed 106 articles, prioritizing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials in the PubMed, ScienceDirect, and SciELO databases.”

Literature selected from 1982 to 2026

“After the search, studies were classified by health-specific parameters in the text and selected from 1982 to 2026, prioritizing systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses, resulting in a total of 106 articles.”

Therapeutic peptides are promising for treating type 2 diabetes, obesity, skin rejuvenation, and as hormone analogs.

“Our results suggest that therapeutic peptides are a promising tool for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, for skin rejuvenation, and as hormone analogs for specific diseases and conditions.”