"Body protective compound-157 enhances alkali-burn wound healing in vivo and promotes proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis in vitro." Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2015;9:2485-2499
In simplified terms it works like this: when damage occurs somewhere in the body, the tissue needs blood, oxygen, nutrients, immune cells
Scientists have turned a number of peptides into safe and effective drugs, including insulin, which moves sugar from blood into cells, and GLP-1 (the P stands for peptide), which helps regulate appetite and is used in weight-loss medications such as Ozempic
Healthletic's use of the Arginine Salt version of BPC-157 supports better uptake through the digestive tract, which may help with systemic distribution when used consistently
Compounding pharmacy marketing materials have claimed this arginate counterion makes PDA "1,000 times more stable" than BPC-157 acetate at pH 3.0, the acidity of stomach acid