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BPC-157

Body Protection Compound-157, PL-14736, Pentadecapeptide BPC 157

A synthetic pentadecapeptide derived from human gastric juice that promotes tissue healing, angiogenesis, and cytoprotection across various organs.

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Studies 196
Trials 1
Formula C62H98N16O22
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pubmed Aug 17, 2024

Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and Intestinal Anastomoses Therapy in Rats-A Review.

Bajramagic. Salem S; Sever. Marko M; Rasic. Fran F; Staresinic. Mario M; Skrtic. Anita A; Beketic Or...

In rats, the peptide BPC‑157 helped heal many types of gut connections (like stitches after surgery) and even closed abnormal openings (fistulas). It also seemed to fix related problems such as inflammation, poor blood flow, and hormone system issues. However, the work is all in animals and doesn’t give clear dosing or safety info for people.

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pubmed Jun 10, 2025

Acute Compartment Syndrome and Intra-Abdominal Hypertension, Decompression, Current Pharmacotherapy, and Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Solution.

Sikiric. Predrag P; Seiwerth. Sven S; Skrtic. Anita A; Staresinic. Mario M; Strbe. Sanja S; Vuksic....

The paper reviews how the peptide BPC‑157 might protect cells and organs during severe abdominal pressure problems, like compartment syndrome. It suggests BPC‑157 could quickly open alternative blood routes and protect many organs from damage, but the evidence comes mainly from animal studies and theoretical discussion, not human trials.

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pubmed Feb 3, 2025

Editorial Commentary: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Routinely Indicated for Orthopaedic Surgery Patients.

Dekker. Travis J TJ

The article says doctors sometimes give testosterone, vitamin D, or growth‑hormone‑like peptides such as BPC‑157 to patients having joint surgery, but these aren’t standard treatments. While BPC‑157 is mentioned as possibly helping endurance, metabolism, tissue repair, and recovery after surgery, the piece warns that routine use isn’t recommended and there’s not enough solid evidence yet.

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pubmed Sep 12, 2018

BPC157 as Potential Agent Rescuing from Cancer Cachexia.

Kang. Eun A EA; Han. Young-Min YM; An. Jeong Min JM; Park. Yong Jin YJ; Sikiric. Predrag P; Kim. Deo...

The paper reviews early evidence that BPC‑157, a peptide found in stomach juice, might help reverse the severe muscle and fat loss seen in cancer cachexia. It explains how the peptide could protect tissues and reduce inflammation, but the data are still pre‑clinical and no human dosing guidelines exist yet.

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pubmed Dec 30, 2019

Intragastric Application of Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Cilostazol, and BPC 157 in Rats: Platelet Aggregation and Blood Clot.

Konosic. Sanja S; Petricevic. Mate M; Ivancan. Visnja V; Konosic. Lucija L; Goluza. Eleonora E; Krta...

In rats, giving the peptide BPC‑157 by mouth for three days helped bring back the ability of platelets to clump together even when the animals were also taking common blood‑thinning drugs like aspirin, clopidogrel, or cilostazol. The peptide didn’t change the overall clot‑forming process, just the platelet function.

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pubmed Jan 25, 2019

Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in the therapy of the rats with bile duct ligation.

Sever. Anita Zenko AZ; Sever. Marko M; Vidovic. Tinka T; Lojo. Nermin N; Kolenc. Danijela D; Vuletic...

In a rat study where the bile duct was tied off (a model of severe liver disease), giving the peptide BPC‑157 in the drinking water or by injection lowered harmful oxidative molecules, improved liver enzyme levels, reduced inflammation, and prevented the buildup of fluid pressure in the portal vein. The treated rats showed less jaundice, smaller livers, and better overall health compared to untreated rats.

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pubmed Aug 7, 2017

BPC 157 counteracts QTc prolongation induced by haloperidol, fluphenazine, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, sulpiride, and metoclopramide in rats.

Strinic. Dean D; Belosic Halle. Zeljka Z; Luetic. Kresimir K; Nedic. Ana A; Petrovic. Igor I; Sucic....

In rats, the peptide BPC‑157 stopped the heart‑rate warning sign (QTc prolongation) that normally shows up after taking several antipsychotic and stomach‑motility drugs. The protection was quick and lasted for at least a day after a short 7‑day injection schedule.

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pubmed Dec 31, 2021

Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Therapy of Rat Glaucoma.

Kralj. Tamara T; Kokot. Antonio A; Zlatar. Mirna M; Masnec. Sanja S; Kasnik Kovac. Katarina K; Milko...

In rats with surgically‑induced glaucoma, giving the peptide BPC‑157 (either as eye drops, an injection, or in drinking water) quickly brought eye pressure back to normal and protected the retina and optic nerve from damage.

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pubmed Jul 15, 2021

Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Therapy for Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats Leads to Prevention and Reversal.

Udovicic. Mario M; Sever. Marko M; Kavur. Lovro L; Loncaric. Kristina K; Barisic. Ivan I; Balenovic....

In a rat study, the peptide BPC‑157 stopped and even reversed lung blood‑vessel damage and high blood pressure caused by a toxin. The drug worked whether it was given right after the toxin or started later, and it reduced heart strain and vessel thickening.

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pubmed Dec 4, 2022

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Molecular Changes in Blood Vessels of Rats Treated with Pentadecapeptide BPC 157.

Gamulin. Ozren O; Oroz. Katarina K; Coric. Luka L; Krajacic. Maria M; Skrabic. Marko M; Dretar. Vili...

A tiny dose of the peptide BPC‑157 given to rats just before they were examined changed the chemistry of their aorta walls, making the tissue look healthier under a special infrared test. The control rats showed early signs of cell damage, while the BPC‑157 rats looked protected. This suggests the peptide can quickly protect blood vessels, at least in rats.

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pubmed Dec 12, 2022

Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and Striated, Smooth, and Heart Muscle.

Staresinic. Mario M; Japjec. Mladen M; Vranes. Hrvoje H; Prtoric. Andreja A; Zizek. Helena H; Krezic...

In rats, the peptide BPC‑157 helped heal completely cut muscle‑tendon connections and a range of other tissue injuries. It worked whether given by injection, in drinking water, or applied directly to the wound, and seemed safe even at very low micro‑ to nanogram doses. The authors also claim it protects the heart, smooth muscle and many other injury models, but all data are from animal studies.

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pubmed Jun 10, 2021

BPC 157 as a Therapy for Retinal Ischemia Induced by Retrobulbar Application of L-NAME in Rats.

Zlatar. Mirna M; Kokot. Antonio A; Vuletic. Lovorka Batelja LB; Masnec. Sanja S; Kralj. Tamara T; Pe...

In rats, a single injection of a nitric‑oxide blocker (L‑NAME) caused eye blood‑vessel damage and retinal injury, but a later injection of the peptide BPC‑157 (also into the eye) largely fixed the damage, even when given two days after the injury.

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pubmed Feb 10, 2017

Detection and in vitro metabolism of the confiscated peptides BPC 157 and MGF R23H.

Cox. Holly D HD; Miller. Geoff D GD; Eichner. Daniel D

Scientists figured out how to reliably spot the peptide BPC‑157 in urine and showed it stays stable there for several days. They created a sensitive test that can detect tiny amounts (0.1 ng/mL) and also looks for a breakdown product to make the result more specific.

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pubmed May 17, 2017

Class side effects: decreased pressure in the lower oesophageal and the pyloric sphincters after the administration of dopamine antagonists, neuroleptics, anti-emetics, L-NAME, pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and L-arginine.

Belosic Halle. Zeljka Z; Vlainic. Josipa J; Drmic. Domagoj D; Strinic. Dean D; Luetic. Kresimir K; S...

In rats, drugs that block dopamine (like many antipsychotics) and chemicals that mess with nitric oxide lower the pressure of the lower esophageal and stomach exit valves, which could lead to reflux or ulcer problems. Giving the peptide BPC‑157 at very low doses (micro‑ to nanogram levels) restored normal valve pressure and reduced the drug‑induced rise in nitric oxide and oxidative stress. The effect was dose‑dependent and worked even when other compounds (L‑arginine or L‑NAME) were interfering.

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pubmed Feb 16, 2017

Hypermagnesemia disturbances in rats, NO-related: pentadecapeptide BPC 157 abrogates, L-NAME and L-arginine worsen.

Medvidovic-Grubisic. Maria M; Stambolija. Vasilije V; Kolenc. Danijela D; Katancic. Jadranka J; Murs...

In rats, a tiny dose of the peptide BPC‑157 given before a massive magnesium injection stopped the dangerous rise in blood magnesium, muscle weakness, tissue damage and high potassium that normally happen. The study also showed that drugs that affect nitric‑oxide (L‑NAME and L‑arginine) made the magnesium toxicity worse, while BPC‑157 blocked the harmful cell‑level changes caused by too much magnesium.

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pubmed 2003

Corticosteroid-impairment of healing and gastric pentadecapeptide BPC-157 creams in burned mice.

Sikiric. P P; Seiwerth. S S; Mise. S S; Staresinic. M M; Bedekovic. V V; Zarkovic. N N; Borovic. S S...

In mice, a cream containing the peptide BPC‑157 helped skin burns heal faster, even when the animals were given steroids that normally slow healing. The cream also reduced stomach ulcers and restored immune cell activity that steroids had suppressed. These results are promising but come from an animal study, not humans.

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pubmed Feb 2, 2011

Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and its effects on a NSAID toxicity model: diclofenac-induced gastrointestinal, liver, and encephalopathy lesions.

Ilic. Spomenko S; Drmic. Domagoj D; Franjic. Sandra S; Kolenc. Danijela D; Coric. Marijana M; Brcic....

In a rat study, the peptide BPC‑157 was given right after a strong NSAID (diclofenac) and completely stopped the drug’s damage to the stomach, intestines, liver and even the brain. Both injection and drinking‑water delivery worked, keeping liver enzymes, bilirubin and brain swelling normal.

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pubmed Apr 6, 2016

BPC 157: The counteraction of succinylcholine, hyperkalemia, and arrhythmias.

Stambolija. Vasilije V; Stambolija. Tamara Perleta TP; Holjevac. Jadranka Katancic JK; Murselovic. T...

In a rat study, the peptide BPC‑157 was able to stop the muscle‑paralyzing effects of the drug succinylcholine and also prevented dangerous high potassium levels and irregular heartbeats. The peptide worked whether it was given before, right after, or even in the drinking water before the succinylcholine was injected, and it reduced muscle swelling and damage.