Often patients and doctors do not know the cause of an inherited kidney disease in their family. This webpage is intended to help patients identify the cause of kidney disease in their family. There are three things that are important to know about an inherited kidney disease:
Acetyl hexapeptide-3 or acetyl hexapeptide-8 (sources differ) is a synthetic anti-wrinkle cosmetics ingredient. It is a peptide which is a fragment of SNAP-25, a substrate of Botulinum toxin (Botox). Acetyl hexapeptide-8 is marketed as Argireline by the Barcelona-based research laboratory Lipotec.
The company Lipotec discovered Argireline, when they found that acetyl hexapeptide imitates one of the proteins that is present in the SNARE complex, and can also cause its destabilization, meaning that muscle movement will reduce substantially, as a SNARE complex that is even remotely destabilized will not work.