Retinalamin
Retinal bioregulator · Ретиналамин
Retinalamin is the pharmaceutical retinal extract - including parabulbar use in CIS ophthalmology. Adjacent to the 41. Visoluten is the Cytomax; Normoftal is the cytogen.
Use-case scores
0–10 against the evidence we have, not a gym ranking. Hidden domains do not apply here.
- Injury & tissue2.5/10
Bovine retinal extract used in Russian ophthalmology practice. Not AREDS. Not Pinalex. Not a US AMD drug.
Compound card
- Class
- Bovine retinal polypeptide extract (parabulbar clinic product class)
- Formula
- Polypeptide extract (Retinal tissue)
- Status
- Not FDA-approved · research use
How it works
Retinalamin is a highly purified, clinical-grade polypeptide extract derived from the retina tissues of cattle or pigs. It is an approved prescription pharmaceutical in Russia used primarily in ophthalmology.
Retinalamin works by restoring impaired cellular metabolism in the retina. It stimulates photoreceptor division, improves the function of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), reduces vascular permeability, and prevents the death (apoptosis) of retinal cells during ischemic or degenerative states. It is heavily utilized for treating diabetic retinopathy, central retinal vein occlusion, and primary open-angle glaucoma.
Source: PMID: 15677927
Khavinson map
Adjacent (not padded into the 41)Used in bioregulator stacks
Manufacturer-style organ combinations - not FDA protocols. Every name is a live leaf.
The Khavinson school
Vladimir Khatskelevich Khavinson (1946–2024) spent five decades at what became the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology arguing a simple, stubborn idea: aging is, in part, a failure of tissue-specific peptide signals, and those signals can be restored. The first products were not “peptides” in the Instagram sense. They were Cytamins - polypeptide fractions isolated from a named organ of young animals. Later commercial refinements of those fractions are sold as Cytomaxes (Cytomed / NPCRIZ): still mixtures, still oral capsules, still defined by the source organ rather than a single sequence. When the group identified short active motifs inside those mixtures, they synthesized them as Cytogens - di-, tri-, and tetrapeptides with a one-letter code (KE, AEDG, KED, EDR, KEDP, and so on).
That three-layer stack is the whole map. Cytamin / pharmaceutical extracts (Thymalin, Epithalamin, Cortexin, Retinalamin, Prostatilen) are the clinic-era injectables registered in the former Soviet pharmacopeia. Cytomaxes are the capsule complexes Cytomed still lists as a 21-SKU organ line. Cytogens are the defined synthetics. English-language educators, including Brenden Henry’s public writing at Peptide Science Institute, add a further commercial distinction - later analog SKUs (N-acetyl, amidate, “V2” complexes) sold as more stable or more diverse than the original Cytomed lots. That last layer is a product taxonomy, not a Khavinson paper. We describe it so readers are not gaslit by three bottles with the same organ name. We do not reproduce paid Peptide Mastery protocols, Precision Cell Method language, or anyone else’s course IP.
Full Cytamin → Cytomax → Cytogen map, literature limits, and how we counted 41
The mechanism Khavinson published is epigenetic, not receptor-agonist in the GLP-1 sense. Short peptides are claimed to enter nuclei, interact with DNA/histones, and reopen tissue-specific transcription that condensed with age (heterochromatin → euchromatin). Reviews in the Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine and Neuroendocrinology Letters (PMID 14523363, 15677927, 23888677) are the citable core. Complementary GI pharmacology is not mystical: di- and tripeptides are PEPT1/LAT substrates, which is why oral capsules are even a conversation. What is not established in Western Phase 3 programs is organ-by-organ disease treatment, telomere reversal as a clinical endpoint, or the manufacturer claim that Cytomax is “a third stronger” than Cytogen. Those are NPCRIZ marketing sentences.
Khavinson’s group published hundreds of papers, many in Russian, many in the same journal family. That is a real literature. It is also a literature with limited independent Western replication, small n, and a habit of using one review PMID as a stamp on every organ. On this site a leaf earns its organ story, its Cytomax↔Cytogen pair, its sequence if it has one, and an honest sentence about what has not been shown. Reconstitution math belongs on cytogens sold as vials. Cytomax capsules do not get a fake 5 mg vial.
The 41 we treat as canonical are the 21 Cytomaxes on the public e-peptide/Cytomed list, the 12 Cytogens on that same commercial line (including Vesilut, which Western catalogs often drop), plus eight historically load-bearing molecules that sit beside the capsule SKUs: Epitalon, Vilon, Thymogen, Livagen, Cortagen, Prostamax, Thymalin, and Epithalamin. Honluten, Cortexin, Retinalamin, Prostatilen, Thymulin, N-acetyl-epitalon-amidate, Pinalex, and the GPL Man / GPL Femme kits are covered as adjacent - same school or same storefront, not padded into a fake 41.
Public English-language teaching (including Brenden Henry at peptidescienceinstitute.com) is cited as context, not copied. Paid Peptide Mastery / Peptide Salvation text stays theirs.
History of this molecule
This is the eye extract that actually has a hospital technique (parabulbar) in its home market. That does not make gray-market powder safe to put next to a globe. We document the triad so AMD shoppers do not buy Visoluten thinking it is Retinalamin.
Caveats
Do not self-inject near the eye. Not FDA.
Full 41-map: Khavinson bioregulators index · Bioregulator stacks
Research Use Cases
- ✓Age-related macular degeneration
- ✓Diabetic retinopathy
- ✓Retinitis pigmentosa
- ✓Glaucoma support
Dosing
| Phase | Dose | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Protocol | 5 mg | Daily IM or Parabulbar injection for 10 days | Usually administered by an ophthalmologist (parabulbar = injected into the tissue adjacent to the eyeball). |
Administration
Retinalamin: Parabulbar / IM extract vs Not Visoluten / not Pinalex
- The eye extract that actually has a hospital technique in its home market.
- Triad stays honest: Retinalamin (extract) / Visoluten (Cytomax) / Normoftal (cytogen).
- Food does not apply.
- DIY parabulbar is how globes get hurt. No.
- Not anti-VEGF, not AREDS2, not FDA.
- Do not run a 5 mg BAC abdomen chart as if this were BPC.
- Visoluten exists for oral ocular Cytomax shoppers.
- Stops AMD shoppers from buying Visoluten thinking it is Retinalamin.
- Not a sublingual tablet. Nobody manufactures this SKU that way.
- Pinalex is not a loophole to “oral Retinalamin.”
- Degenerative retina disease still belongs to an ophthalmologist.
- Not an eye drop.
Timeline
Who it is for
Diabetic Retinopathy / Glaucoma
ModerateRegistered medicine in Russia for degenerative eye diseases.
Reconstitution
| Vial | Water | Concentration | Example dose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mg lyophilized | 1 mL BAC | 5 mg/mL | Clinic extract. Not a SubQ lifestyle peptide. |
Change vial size or water volume? Open the reconstitution calculator.
Safety & Considerations
Registered pharmaceutical in Russia. Clinical supervision required. Parabulbar injection must be performed by a specialist.
Regulatory & Legal Status
Not currently on the WADA 2026 Prohibited List. Policies may change - verify before competition.
Research Chemical
US Compounding: Not eligible / not available
⚠️ This information is for educational purposes only and may not reflect the most current regulatory updates. Always verify with official FDA, WADA, and jurisdiction-specific sources before use.
Limits of current evidence
- Parabulbar administration is clinic territory.
- This site will not treat macular degeneration from this page.
Verdict
Retinalamin is an injectable retinal extract used in Russian ophthalmology practice. Not Visoluten capsules, not Normoftal, not Pinalex. Not a US AMD drug.
Interactions & Contraindications
Parabulbar injection requires trained ophthalmologist. No reported drug interactions with standard optic medications.
Synergies & Common Stacks
Parabulbar extract plus oral eye cytogen. Russian clinic pairing, not a macular-degeneration protocol on this site.
Retinalamin + Normoftal target different aspects of ocular tissue health.
Frequently Asked Questions
In the 41?▼
Vs Visoluten / Normoftal?▼
AMD drug?▼
DIY parabulbar?▼
Oral version?▼
Is Retinalamin the same as Visoluten?▼
References
- Khavinson VKh, Anisimov VN “Peptide bioregulators: a new class of geroprotectors. Message 1: results of experimental studies.” Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (2000). PMID: 11182816
- Khavinson VKh et al. “Tissue-specific effects of peptides.” Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (2005). PMID: 15677927
- Astakhov YS et al. “"Retinoprotective effect of Retinalamin in diabetic retinopathy".” Vestnik Oftalmologii (2008). PMID: 19140417
Get Retinalamin from Vita-Stream - a distributor for Khavinson-line oral capsules. No reconstitution math on a Cytomax bottle.
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