The tool referred to in this information publication, in some way, could claim the title: "The Panacea in the field of bodybuilding." What "miracles" does "MFR" (Mechanical Growth Factor) do and is it really a universal remedy? Is it true that for a short time a regular visitor to the gym becomes a pumped-up lean athlete? Let's try to get answers to these and other questions.
To begin with, the MGF factor is an agent that is an insulin-like growth factor (IGF), or rather, one of its variants is IGF-1, called IGF-1Ec. Its synthesis in the human body is provoked by stress, damage or other mechanical influences. The described processes occur in muscle fibers and have received the general name - "mechanical growth factor". Speaking about the new "panacea for bodybuilders", it should be noted that MGF has certain differences from IGF-1.
In particular, significant differences in the amount of amino acids. The peptide chain of IGF-1 contains 70, and IGF-1Ec contains only 24. Preliminary studies allow us to conclude by the difference in receptors to which growth factors attach. It is interesting to note that there is still no confirmed information about the difference between the structure of MPF produced by the human body and the structure of a synthetic agent. The mechanical growth factor has undergone many studies. It is noteworthy that the connection between an increase in muscle strength and their volume with injections of this drug was discovered only once.
This was done in 2004 by Professor Goldspink. It was he who, conducting experiments on rodents, was able to increase by 25% the cross section of their muscle fibers, affecting MPF. As for other ongoing studies, only the following results were obtained: a mechanical growth factor promotes the healing of damaged fibers. Thus, some perspectives are opened in cardiology and other areas of medicine.
Now it’s time to get acquainted with such a term as “pegylation”, since when purchasing an MFR, the consumer, as a rule, should get its pegylated version - PEG MGF. This is literally a certain process that allows you to hide the drug molecule from the human immune system or put it in a kind of protective suit. In certain cases, such an action is necessary. For example, some drugs that are used in the treatment of cancer are pegylated.
The mechanical growth factor is subject to rapid destruction. His task is to influence cells adjacent to the one into which he is synthesized, and pegylation allows him to increase his half-life from a few minutes to many hours. However, the question of the real creation of a pegylated MFR raises certain doubts. Apparently, it was PEG MGF's official studies that were not conducted, and it was unlikely that anyone managed to find links to reputable sources of information .
Well, if you still assume that such a tool was or will be created? Even in this case, there is no guarantee that the pegylated mechanical growth factor and the normal one will not differ in their behavior. Many questions regarding the drug in question have only theoretical assumptions. Means containing the active substance of MFR have never been released for mass use.
Nevertheless, not a few facts should be indicated. A certain Belgian anti-doping company conducted a study of the contents of two bottles that fell into the hands of its employees. As it turned out, the active substance in them is really a mechanical growth factor, and one was even obtained in laboratory conditions using high technology. Another tool was made by handicraft and even contained unsafe impurities.
Conclusion: today in no country in the world there are pharmacological enterprises officially issuing MFR. When making the purchase of such a product, the consumer in the vast majority of cases acquires fakes, but the real drug can have unpredictable effects on the body.