BPC-157

peptide · musculoskeletal · Subcutaneous · Oral

BPC-157, a peptide. 15-residue fragment of a gastric juice protein. Proposed mechanisms (rat/preclinical-dominant): VEGF upregulation, nitric-oxide pathway…

15-residue fragment of a gastric juice protein. Proposed mechanisms (rat/preclinical-dominant): VEGF upregulation, nitric-oxide pathway modulation, ECM / collagen-I remodelling during tendon and enterocyte repair. Oral route appears partially active despite peptide lability — mechanism disputed.

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Sources: PMID:28035768, PMID:36588717