Arthritis Care Res 2010
Competitors often lean on bold promises without clarifying potential risks
BPC-157: Tissue Repair BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound-157) is a synthetic pentadecapeptide of 15 amino acids, derived from a protein naturally found in human gastric juice
Pain management and inflammation For individuals whose sleep is disrupted by chronic discomfort, DSIPs possible analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties may offer an additional layer of support
The unamidated free-carboxylic-acid form binds with substantially reduced affinity and produces a different downstream signalling profile in cell-based assays
The accelerated healing in burns of treated mice includes the activity of the pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (Figure 1), given locally (as a cream) or systemically (ip), on the inflammatory cells, edema, reticulin, collagen, necrosis, blood vessel formation, number of preserved follicles, re-epithelization, tensile breaking strength, and water content in burned skin