SLU‑PP‑915
Pan-ERR (estrogen-related receptor α/β/γ) agonist "exercise-mimetic" research compound, the successor to SLU-PP-332 from the Burris lab (Saint Louis University). Key difference: ORALLY BIOAVAILABLE (the 332 is not) and more potent in vivo – it enhanced running/aerobic capacity to a similar extent as the 332 but at less than half the dose. RESEARCH-ONLY, no human trials.
WHAT IS SLU-PP-915?
Detailed overview
SLU-PP-915 is a pan-ERR (estrogen-related receptor, ERRα/β/γ) agonist and "exercise-mimetic" research compound developed by the Burris lab (Saint Louis University; "SLU" refers to Saint Louis University). It is the direct successor and improved version of SLU-PP-332. The main limitation of the 332 was poor oral absorption – and this is exactly the weakness the 915 was engineered to fix: SLU-PP-915 is ORALLY BIOAVAILABLE (SLU-PP-332 is not well absorbed orally), and it is more potent in vivo. Billon et al. (J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 2026, PMID 41421047) showed that the 915 enhanced running/aerobic capacity to a similar extent as SLU-PP-332 but at less than half the dose. Mechanism: ERRα/β/γ are orphan nuclear receptors that regulate genes for mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, fatty-acid oxidation, and the Krebs (TCA) cycle, and are essential for skeletal-muscle adaptation to aerobic exercise. By activating ERR signalling, the 915 shifts gene expression toward fatty-acid oxidation and mitochondrial respiration, inducing an acute aerobic-exercise-like genetic program – hence the term "exercise mimetic." The compound is still a RESEARCH compound, not approved; it is available on the research-chemical market with label-claim and purity caveats. Doping relevance: SLU-PP-915 has been characterised analytically as having "doping potential" (Möller 2026 PMID 41588687), so athletes should treat ERR agonists as WADA-risky (metabolic-modulator-adjacent and likely prohibited/monitored).
Mechanism
Pan-ERR (ERRα/β/γ estrogen-related receptor) agonist – regulates genes for mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, fatty-acid oxidation, Krebs cycle
Route
Orally bioavailable (its main advantage over SLU-PP-332, which is not well absorbed orally)
Half-life
Human PK NOT known (research-only, no human trials)
Onset
Acute aerobic-exercise-like gene-expression program; human onset NOT documented
Legal status
Not approved (research only). Available on the research-chemical market. WADA NOT explicitly listed, but due to its "doping potential" characterization, ERR agonists are WADA-risky as metabolic-modulator-adjacent compounds.
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Lab data
Safety
Side effects, stop signs, contraindications
Side effects · 6
- Human side-effect profile is unknown: there is not a single human clinical trial, safety rests entirely on preclinical (animal/cell) data, so every item below is theoretical or preclinically derived.
- Research-chemical purity risk: label-claim discrepancy, underdosing or contaminated batches in market samples are realistic, so actual exposure and byproduct toxicity are unpredictable – often the single largest practical harm.
- As a mitochondrial/metabolic modulator it can theoretically cause a whole-body metabolic shift (toward fatty-acid oxidation, oxidative phosphorylation) whose human dose-response and overdose threshold are unknown.
- Hepatic and renal clearance pathways are uncharacterized in humans: liver and kidney metabolic load and any related enzyme or function changes cannot be predicted and therefore cannot be excluded.
- ERR receptors are central regulators of cardiac and skeletal muscle energy metabolism; the cardiac and muscle-tissue effects of sustained pharmacological activation are unstudied in humans, so cardiac safety remains an open question.
- Long-term safety is entirely unknown: there is no chronic-exposure human data, so cumulative or delayed risks (including effects on cell division/proliferation) cannot be assessed.
Contraindications · 6
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding: absolute contraindication – no teratogenicity data, the effect of metabolic/nuclear-receptor modulators on a developing fetus is unknown, the risk is unacceptable.
- Human consumption in general: the compound is research-only with no human trial, therefore human use is not recommended and is contraindicated outside an educational context.
- Pre-existing liver disease: relative contraindication – human hepatic clearance is unknown, accumulation and load cannot be estimated in an impaired liver.
- Pre-existing kidney disease: relative contraindication – human renal elimination is unknown, exposure may rise unpredictably with reduced kidney function.
- Competitive athletes: ERR agonists have been analytically characterized with "doping potential" (Möller 2026 PMID 41588687), so they should be avoided as metabolic-modulator-adjacent, WADA-risky substances – a competition ban is realistic.
- Known or suspected malignancy / proliferative condition: caution warranted – the human effect of nuclear-receptor activation and boosted cell energetics on proliferative processes is unstudied, therefore avoid.
Related Performance Compounds
Same therapeutic category
Studies
Related research and clinical findings
An orally active estrogen receptor-related receptor agonist, SLU-PP-915, enhances aerobic exercise capacity
Billon C, Appourchaux K, Côté I, Burris TP
In Vitro Metabolism and Analytical Characterization of SLU-PP-332 and SLU-PP-915: Novel Pan-ERR Agonists With Doping Potential
Möller T, Krug O, Thevis M
Pharmacological Activation of ERRα/β/γ as an Exercise Mimetic: Potential Therapeutic Applications
de Souza-Lima J, Astrosa-Martin BD, Galaz-Rodríguez CA, Silva-Bernal JE et al.
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