Step 01
MC4R Agonism
The central pathway
PT-141 (Bremelanotide) is a cyclic heptapeptide that binds melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R) in the hypothalamus. MC4R activation is directly linked to sexual arousal and motivation in both men and women — not arousal downstream of blood flow, but the desire signal itself. This is a fundamentally different point of intervention than every PDE5 inhibitor (Viagra, Cialis) on the market. Those compounds manage the symptom. PT-141 addresses the origin.





