In a transected rat sciatic nerve model (Gjurasin et al., 2010, published in Regulatory Peptides), BPC-157 promoted functional nerve reconnection and accelerated axonal sprouting, with treated animals recovering motor function significantly faster than controls
Common side effects include gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and diarrhea
Subsequently, 50 l of TUNEL reagent mix was applied to each slide, followed by incubation at 37 C for 60 min in a humidified chamber, as per the manufacturers instructions
Also, this tissue-specific effect is demonstrated in tendon tissue-specific healing, which occurs without side effects that are present with other peptides (Seiwerth et al., 2018)
These abnormalities can affect the sperm's ability to reach and fertilize an egg