It is a rare eye disease where the cornea loses its nerve supply, making it difficult for the eye to heal after injury
Mediators Inflamm
Gut symptoms may involve motility, inflammation, infection, immune reactions, microbiome changes, or medication effects
Other research forms of BPC-157, such as powders or encapsulated formats, are studied for different experimental needs
For instance, its effects on the healing of tissues could provide insight into potential applications after myocardial infarction (heart attack), although research is not extensive in this area
In 1993, Sikiric and colleagues in Zagreb isolated a cytoprotective protein from human gastric juice, called Body Protection Compound (BPC), whose fragment 157 (15 amino acids) reproduces most of its regenerative activity