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MOTS‑c Explicado: o peptídeo mitocondrial de 16 aminoácidos que ativou a AMPK e protegeu camundongos da obesidade induzida por dieta

BY DR. SYNAPSE · 15 de out. de 2026

Um peptídeo de 16 aminoácidos codificado no DNA mitocondrial, e não nuclear, ativou a AMPK no músculo e impediu que camundongos desenvolvessem obesidade e resistência à insulina em um estudo de 2015 publicado na *Cell Metabolism*. O MOTS‑c tornou‑se um dos nomes mais comentados nos círculos de peptídeos e biohacking, mas trata‑se apenas de um estudo em roedores e de descoberta molecular, sem dados em humanos e sem aprovação terapêutica. Este artigo explica o que é o MOTS‑c, como ele parece agir através do ciclo do folato e da AMPK, o que os experimentos em camundongos demonstraram e quais conclusões podem (ou não) ser tiradas.