RecoveryHuman study
BPC-157: what the evidence in people actually shows
A big rat literature, three tiny uncontrolled human reports and one long-silent colitis trial. Here is exactly what has been tested in people.
BPC-157
A 15-amino-acid peptide with a large rat literature on tendon, gut and wound healing, but only three tiny uncontrolled human reports.
- Also known as
- Body Protection Compound 157, PL 14736, Bepecin, Pentadecapeptide BPC 157
- Area
- Recovery
- Status
- Not approved as a medicine anywhere; named on WADA's prohibited list (S0)
Articles on BPC-157
RecoveryPreclinical
BPC-157 and TB-500 together: is there any evidence for combining them?
One rat study has tested the pair head to head, and the combination did no better than either peptide alone. There are no controlled human data.
RecoveryHuman study
What the first human BPC-157 safety study actually found
Two adults got intravenous BPC-157 on two consecutive days and had no side effects or blood-test changes. That’s all a two-person pilot can tell you.