BRP
BRP means BRINP2-related peptide. A 2025 Nature paper identifies it as a 12-residue peptide. The paper reports reduced food intake and anti-obesity effects in mice and pigs. The animal tests found no nausea or aversion (Nature; claims checked 24 August 2026). No human result is cited here.
What does BRP identify?
BRP is the short name for BRINP2-related peptide. The short name can match other things. The paper says a computer search found the peptide in BRINP2. This was checked on 24 August 2026.
What did the animal research find?
| Model | Finding reported by the Nature paper | Human limit |
|---|---|---|
| Mice | Reduced food intake and anti-obesity effects | Not a human result |
| Pigs | Reduced food intake and anti-obesity effects | Not a human result |
The paper reports that BRP did not cause nausea or aversion in those models. It also reports central FOS activation. The tests did not use people. A mouse or pig result is not a human result. These claims were checked on 24 August 2026.
What does evidence tier C mean here?
The cited work used animals and lab tests. The entry assigns tier C. The work gives a lead, not a human result.
Has BRP been studied in people?
No human result was found for BRINP2-related peptide (checked 24 August 2026). The paper used animals, not people. No trial in a person is linked here. These tests do not show what happens in a person. That question is still open. The paper does not answer it. The name BRP also has other meanings. Those hits do not support a claim about this peptide.
Who funded the BRP paper?
The paper lists a broad funding set.
| Disclosure | What the paper lists |
|---|---|
| Research support | Stanford SPARK, NIH and AHA awards, foundations, and Stanford programmes |
| Patent interest | Two authors are named on BRP patents |
| Company interest | One author is a co-founder of Merrifield Therapeutics |
The full grant set is in the paper. This list was checked on 24 August 2026.
What is the recorded EU status?
The EU field remains unclear. No BRP-specific EU approval conclusion is made on this page.
When was BRP first recorded?
No sourced first-observed month was found (checked 24 August 2026). The field remains empty instead of guessed.
What does this register entry cover?
This entry keeps animal findings, human evidence, EU status, and vial evidence apart. No stable UNII or CAS is attributed to this peptide. A vial can only be assessed from evidence about that vial.