BPC-157 accelerated Achilles tendon-to-bone healing at the detachment site in rats and counteracted corticosteroid-induced healing impairment — addressing both normal and steroid-complicated tendon repair.
Key findingBPC-157 promoted tendon-to-bone healing at the Achilles detachment site in rats, improving both normal healing AND opposing corticosteroid-impaired he
What the researchers found
BPC-157 promoted tendon-to-bone healing at the Achilles detachment site in rats, improving both normal healing AND opposing corticosteroid-impaired healing — demonstrating efficacy in the clinically challenging scenario of tendon repair during steroid therapy.
Why it matters
Relevant for bpc-157, muscle-recovery, bone-joint.
How the study worked
animal-study study on bpc-157, muscle-recovery.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
moderate evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2006.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
- Clinical translation to evaluate.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Achilles detachment in rat and stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157: Promoted tendon-to-bone healing and opposed corticosteroid aggravation.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 24(5), 982-9
Citation
Krivic, Andrija; Anic, Tomislav; Seiwerth, Sven; Huljev, Dubravko; Sikiric, Predrag. (2006). Achilles detachment in rat and stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157: Promoted tendon-to-bone healing and opposed corticosteroid aggravation.. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 24(5), 982-9.