Cortistatin-29 (rat) (trifluoroacetate salt) is a neuropeptide. Cortistatin-29 (rat) (trifluoroacetate salt) alleviates neuropathic pain. Cortistatin-29 (rat) (trifluoroacetate salt) binds all somatostatin (SS) receptor subtypes with high affinity and shows IC50 values of 2.8 nM, 7.1 nM, 0.2 nM, 3.0 nM, 13.7 nM for SSTR1, SSTR2, SSTR3, SSTR4, SSTR5, respectively. Cortistatin-29 (rat) (trifluoroacetate salt) shows anti-fibrotic effects