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LL-37

A human antimicrobial peptide studied clinically as a topical wound product. Controlled evidence does not validate systemic or subcutaneous injection.

Evidence context, not a personal protocol

Quantities below reproduce their stated source context—label, human study, laboratory work or educational guide. They do not assess suitability, product equivalence or individual risk.

Community-reported schedule

Community-reported · not a validated schedule

Community dose schedule

A single community-provenance subcutaneous line from an authenticated forum - a curated 100-300 mcg per-application range, with no member self-dose captured. Community reference only, not a validated or trial-verified schedule.

Evidence source
Reported maximum quantity
100-300 mcg per application (curated)
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Reported quantities by phase

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  1. Per application (SubQ)
    100-300 mcg
    A curated admin range gives 100-300 mcg per application near infection; no member self-dose was captured and topical use is kept separate.

Vial-aware arithmetic

Reconstitution examples, up to 3 mL

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Three millilitre research vial, diluent vial and capped U-100 syringe on an ink-blue surface
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3 mL

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1 mL BAC
4 units

resulting U-100 draw

Concentration
5 mg/mL
BAC added
1 mL
2 mL BAC
8 units

resulting U-100 draw

Concentration
2.5 mg/mL
BAC added
2 mL

Formula: draw units = selected mg × BAC mL ÷ vial mg × 100. The 20-30 unit band is a measurement reference, not a recommendation. Results are mathematical examples, not preparation instructions.

Dosage and protocol evidence

Each card states what the quantities are based on. A third-party or animal schedule is not a validated human dose.

Human StudyTopicalTwice weekly
Adults with hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers

Topical 0.5 mg/mL or 1.6 mg/mL LL-37 applied twice weekly for 13 weeks

The phase 2b study combined topical study product with compression therapy; this is not an injectable protocol.

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Community GuideSubcutaneous in spotlightDaily for four weeks in spotlight
online research community summary

The channel states 100-300 mcg per dose, usually subcutaneously near infection or injury, daily for four weeks followed by a washout

The only human trial discussed in the same channel is topical. The systemic schedule is a community spotlight claim and is not validated by the cited wound studies; raw/peptide-education/pe-ll-37.md:18-21 and 67-68.

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Community GuideSubcutaneous or topical in referencesPer application; shorter acute courses
authenticated research-forum (Peppys) LL-37 curated references

A curated administrator range describes 100-300 mcg per application subcutaneously near the site of infection, with a separate topical concentration of 0.5-1.6 mg/mL; a clinician chart lists a 2000 mcg/mL injectable whose dose varies by indication

Forum provenance from an authenticated archive with usernames omitted. No individual member logged a self-administered quantity, so these are curated reference figures rather than personal reports; the injectable and topical routes are kept separate and the archive cautions against large or prolonged dosing.

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Evidence summary

A human antimicrobial peptide studied clinically as a topical wound product. Controlled evidence does not validate systemic or subcutaneous injection.

Protocol basis

The strongest protocol is topical and wound-specific. The page preserves concentration, frequency and compression context but does not translate them to injection.

Community provenance (Peppys)

An authenticated research-forum archive carries no member-authored LL-37 dosing log; the only figures are curated administrator and chart references. Those describe roughly 100-300 mcg per subcutaneous application near a site of infection, alongside a separate topical concentration of 0.5-1.6 mg/mL that is not interconverted with the injectable amount. The archive is explicit that these are reference values rather than personal reports, and it cautions against large or prolonged dosing. Usernames and post numbers are omitted and the figures are logged as community provenance without endorsement. The planner above reproduces the arithmetic of these reported quantities; it does not validate them.

What remains uncertain

Systemic safety, subcutaneous pharmacokinetics and benefit outside topical wound care are not established.

Warnings and contraindications

The human trials applied LL-37 topically to venous leg ulcers.
Topical concentrations cannot be converted into systemic injection quantities.
The larger phase 2b trial did not improve healing in the full study population.
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Bacteriostatic water

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Wipes and sharps container

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Storage follows the label

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Use sterile equipment once

CDC injection-safety guidance calls for a new sterile needle and syringe for each injection and entry into a medication container.

Stability is formulation-specific

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