Melanotan II and It's Many Uses

Melanotan II (Melanotan 2)

Melanotan II is an exciting peptide that was created at the University of Arizona in the 1990's.  As was previously covered it is a synthetic analog of a-MSH and was developed to trigger sunless tanning with out the risk of melanoma from the harmful UV rays.  There have been numerous studies conducted since it's inception with some incredible results.  Melanotan II is not currently approved for human use by the FDA but there are still ongoing studies.  These studies have been very interesting.  The Melanotan II studies have shown a great increase in melanogenesis (tanning) through stimulating the melanin production.  The Melanotan II peptide has been able to stimulate the melanocytes into this production.  The melanin production within the skin has been able to protect against many types of skin cancer besides enabling the subjects to show a tan to protect from the UV damage.  While this is a rather exciting advancement Melanotan II has not shown ability to protect from the most dangerous skin cancer (malignant melanoma).  This type of cancer has been shown to primarily develop due to damages in the DNA structure of the skin cells.  Even with out this protection many people are anxious for the approval of Melanotan II for cosmetic use as a solution to avoid the hazards of tanning beds.
Melanotan II has also shown powerful aphrodisiac effects.  In clinical trials Melanotan II has shown an increase in spontaneous erections as well as erection rigidity.  It also increased sexual desire in the subjects by 80%.  These studies are remarkable in that they were conducted in double blind placebo controlled crossover design.  There were side effects of yawning and some nausea in the subjects that are consistent with previous study designs.  The subjects used in the study all suffered from psychosomatic and organic erectile dysfunction.  This has led researchers to believe that as positive as the results have been regarding Melanotan II in the tanning sphere, the true market breakthrough could be for use as an aphrodisiac agent.  The excitement for Melanotan II has been consistently growing across the world and it's value and usage could only increase as further studies are conducted.