Neurology, cognition and sleep
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Orexin A

Peptide or peptide-related

Hypocretin-1/orexin A participates in wakefulness/autonomic regulation through orexin receptors.

Sources checked · October 16, 2026

Published for review · Scientific, medical, translation and citation review pending. Reported uses are not authorized indications. Frequency reflects mentions in supplied sources, not sales or global clinical prevalence.

Identity and synonyms

Catalog label is recorded; analytical identity and equivalence are not established.

Peptide or peptide-related · Peptide or peptide derivative

Detailed molecular class: Peptide or peptide-derivative label; see identity

Supplied sequence or chemical reference

Mechanism

Hypocretin-1/orexin A participates in wakefulness/autonomic regulation through orexin receptors.

Evidence and critical reading

Reported scientific and empirical uses

Sleep and circadian rhythms

Investigated intranasally in narcolepsy; community cognitive promotion extends beyond those experiments.

Human evidence

A 14-patient crossover study evaluated one intranasal exposure and REM/attention variables; a 10-healthy-man pilot showed sympathetic changes. Neither establishes chronic home use.

Preclinical evidence

Do not equate mechanism, cell culture or animal work with a clinical outcome. The specific level is detailed in the evidence assessment.

Critical reading and limitations

A 14-patient crossover study evaluated one intranasal exposure and REM/attention variables; a 10-healthy-man pilot showed sympathetic changes. Neither establishes chronic home use.

A 14-patient crossover study evaluated one intranasal exposure and REM/attention variables; a 10-healthy-man pilot showed sympathetic changes. Neither establishes chronic home use.

Source-specific regimens

Descriptive source observations, not individual recommendations.

Regulatory product labeling

Listed regimens preserve source/context. An empty layer means no regimen attributable to this identity was verified in this review; it does not prove universal absence of data.

Human-study exposure

NOT A RECOMMENDATION.Each amount is attributed to the source identified for that entry: regulatory product labeling, human research, or community and practice sources. These source categories have different evidentiary roles. They are not medical advice, not a protocol, not a recommended or safe dose, and not evidence that it works. Do not use them to start, change or stop any treatment. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional.

Reported by The effect of intranasal orexin-A (hypocretin-1) on sleep, wakefulness and attention in narcolepsy with cataplexy.

435 nmol · Single studied exposure

Frequency
One exposure in a crossover trial
Duration
Acute
Route
Intranasal
Context
14 narcolepsy patients; do not convert nmol to mg without verified structure.
Presentation
A dosage-form presentation is not specified in the reviewed record.
Interpretation
Research exposure: not a prescription or starting regimen. It does not reconstruct protocol titration, exclusions or monitoring.

PMID24406723 · October 16, 2026

NOT A RECOMMENDATION.Each amount is attributed to the source identified for that entry: regulatory product labeling, human research, or community and practice sources. These source categories have different evidentiary roles. They are not medical advice, not a protocol, not a recommended or safe dose, and not evidence that it works. Do not use them to start, change or stop any treatment. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional.

Empirical handbook

Listed regimens preserve source/context. An empty layer means no regimen attributable to this identity was verified in this review; it does not prove universal absence of data.

Regulation and safety

Jurisdiction-specific regulatory context

This record does not verify FDA/EMA authorization of the commercial identity. Where a specific medicine/product exists, jurisdiction/indication are detailed in cited sources; they do not transfer to supplier material.

Adverse effects and unknowns

Autonomic activation matters even if a pilot does not change blood pressure/heart rate; long-term safety/interactions remain undefined.

Contraindications

A complete list must match the exact authorized product. For experimental materials without verified human labeling, a complete contraindication set is not established here. No list does not mean safety.

Interactions

Separate documented interaction, pharmacologic plausibility and unknown interaction. Absence of a blend trial does not establish compatibility.

Studies and trials

Selected studies

PMID24406723 · Randomized controlled trial

Narcolepsy.

One intranasal exposure, crossover.

REM/attention changes in an acute experiment.

Trial product/population; does not authenticate supplier material or permit simple indirect comparisons.

n = 14

Trials attributed in the package

No trials are attributed in this record.

Trial registration does not establish efficacy or validate commercial material.

Query candidates; attribution pending

Orexin A · 79 unfiltered query results, not authenticated trials

Query verification: October 16, 2026

Exact phrase intervention query; first three most recently updated records, not exhaustive. Aliases may be missed and heterogeneous products may appear. The total is the unfiltered registry query count, not authenticated trials. Source-integrity holds are excluded from ordinary listings.

View trial registry query

NCT07830303 · Daridorexant for Sleep Disturbance in Adults With Liver CirrhosisRegistry status: Not yet recruitingLast update posted: October 16, 2026Query verification: October 16, 2026

NCT06679062 · Suvorexant for Treatment of AUD and PTSDRegistry status: RecruitingLast update posted: October 14, 2026Query verification: October 16, 2026

NCT07407400 · Lemborexant for Sleep and Delirium Prevention in Elderly ICU PatientsRegistry status: RecruitingLast update posted: October 8, 2026Query verification: October 16, 2026

Source issues and references

References include queries and bibliographic handbook attributions; not all are clinical studies. Human review remains pending.

  1. PMID24406723

    The effect of intranasal orexin-A (hypocretin-1) on sleep, wakefulness and attention in narcolepsy with cataplexy.

    Weinhold SL, Seeck-Hirschner M, Nowak A, Hallschmid M, Göder R, Baier PC.

    October 16, 2026

  2. PMID35044844

    Intranasal orexin A modulates sympathetic vascular tone: a pilot study in healthy male humans.

    Meusel M, Voß J, Krapalis A, Machleidt F, Vonthein R, Hallschmid M, Sayk F.

    October 16, 2026

  3. SEARCH-PUBMED-orexin-a

    PubMed/MED targeted search: TITLE_ABS:"intranasal orexin-A" AND TITLE_ABS:narcolepsy

    October 16, 2026

  4. pdf07

    US Peptide MangerCorp(1).pdf

    October 16, 2026

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