BPC-157 inhibited methyldigoxin-induced cardiac arrhythmias in rats through NO system modulation, demonstrating antiarrhythmic cardioprotective effects — adding heart rhythm protection to its cardiovascular profile.
Key findingBPC-157 prevented methyldigoxin-induced arrhythmias in rats through NO-system interaction (L-NAME attenuated, L-arginine enhanced the effect), demonst
What the researchers found
BPC-157 prevented methyldigoxin-induced arrhythmias in rats through NO-system interaction (L-NAME attenuated, L-arginine enhanced the effect), demonstrating antiarrhythmic cardioprotection mediated by nitric oxide signaling — a new cardiovascular application.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
- Clinical translation to evaluate.
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Inhibition of methyldigoxin-induced arrhythmias by pentadecapeptide BPC 157: a relation with NO-system.
Regulatory peptides, 156(1-3), 83-9
Citation
Balenovic, Dijana; Bencic, Martina Lovric; Udovicic, Mario; Simonji, Karol; Hanzevacki, Jadranka Separovic; Barisic, Ivan; Kranjcevic, Stjepan; Prkacin, Ingrid; Coric, Vedran; Brcic, Luka; Coric, Marijana; Brcic, Iva; Borovic, Suzana; Radic, Bozo; Drmic, Domagoj; Vrcic, Hrvoje; Seiwerth, Sven; Sikiric, Predrag. (2009). Inhibition of methyldigoxin-induced arrhythmias by pentadecapeptide BPC 157: a relation with NO-system.. Regulatory peptides, 156(1-3), 83-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regpep.2009.05.008