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17 source papers

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2025 DecCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine
Regeneration or Risk? A Narrative Review of BPC-157 for Musculoskeletal Healing.
McGuire FP, Martinez R, Lenz A et al.
PubMed · PMID 40789979Review
2025 AugInflammopharmacology
Concerning BPC-157, a natural pentadecapeptide, that acts as a cytoprotectant and is believed to protect the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT).
Whitehouse M
PubMed · PMID 40759852Journal article
2025 NovHSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery
Emerging Use of BPC-157 in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: A Systematic Review.
Vasireddi N, Hahamyan H, Salata MJ et al.
PubMed · PMID 40756949Review
2025 Jan 30Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
Multifunctionality and Possible Medical Application of the BPC 157 Peptide-Literature and Patent Review.
Józwiak M, Bauer M, Kamysz W et al.
PubMed · PMID 40005999Review
2024 OctAlternative therapies in health and medicine
Effect of BPC-157 on Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis: A Pilot Study.
Lee E, Walker C, Ayadi B
PubMed · PMID 39325560Journal article
2023 Apr 30Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 May Recover Brain-Gut Axis and Gut-Brain Axis Function.
Sikiric P, Gojkovic S, Krezic I et al.
PubMed · PMID 37242459Review
2023Current medicinal chemistry
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157: Prompt Particular Activation of Collateral Pathways.
Sikiric P, Gojkovic S, Knezevic M et al.
PubMed · PMID 36200148Editorial
2022 Oct 25Biomedicines
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 as Useful Cytoprotective Peptide Therapy in the Heart Disturbances, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Arrhythmias, and Thrombosis Presentation.
Sikiric P, Udovicic M, Barisic I et al.
PubMed · PMID 36359218Review
2021 JulAlternative therapies in health and medicine
Intra-Articular Injection of BPC 157 for Multiple Types of Knee Pain.
Lee E, Padgett B
PubMed · PMID 34324435Journal article
2021Frontiers in pharmacology
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and Wound Healing.
Seiwerth S, Milavic M, Vukojevic J et al.
PubMed · PMID 34267654Review
2020 Mar 15Gut and liver
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157, Robert's Stomach Cytoprotection/Adaptive Cytoprotection/Organoprotection, and Selye's Stress Coping Response: Progress, Achievements, and the Future.
Sikiric P, Hahm KB, Blagaic AB et al.
PubMed · PMID 31158953Review
2019 AugCell and tissue research
Gastric pentadecapeptide body protection compound BPC 157 and its role in accelerating musculoskeletal soft tissue healing.
Gwyer D, Wragg NM, Wilson SL
PubMed · PMID 30915550Review
2018Current pharmaceutical design
BPC 157 and Standard Angiogenic Growth Factors. Gastrointestinal Tract Healing, Lessons from Tendon, Ligament, Muscle and Bone Healing.
Seiwerth S, Rucman R, Turkovic B et al.
PubMed · PMID 29998800Review
2016Current neuropharmacology
Brain-gut Axis and Pentadecapeptide BPC 157: Theoretical and Practical Implications.
Sikiric P, Seiwerth S, Rucman R et al.
PubMed · PMID 27138887Review
2014Current pharmaceutical design
Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157-NO-system relation.
Sikiric P, Seiwerth S, Rucman R et al.
PubMed · PMID 23755725Review
2011 MarJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
The promoting effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on tendon healing involves tendon outgrowth, cell survival, and cell migration.
Chang CH, Tsai WC, Lin MS et al.
PubMed · PMID 21030672Journal article
2003 NovJournal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 accelerates healing of transected rat Achilles tendon and in vitro stimulates tendocytes growth.
Staresinic M, Sebecic B, Patrlj L et al.
PubMed · PMID 14554208Journal article