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BPC-157 Heals Persistent Gastrocutaneous Fistulas in Rats — A Model for Chronic Wound Healing

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The takeaway

BPC-157 healed unhealing gastrocutaneous fistulas in rats, modeling treatment of persistent skin wounds and fistulas — addressing one of surgery's most challenging healing problems.

Key finding

BPC-157 healed unhealing gastrocutaneous fistulas in rats, modeling treatment of persistent skin wounds and fistulas — addressing one of surgery's mos

What the researchers found

BPC-157 healed unhealing gastrocutaneous fistulas in rats, modeling treatment of persistent skin wounds and fistulas — addressing one of surgery's most challenging healing problems.

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.

Common questions

What was studied?
BPC-157 Heals Persistent Gastrocutaneous Fistulas in Rats — A Model for Chronic Wound Healing
What was found?
BPC-157 healed unhealing gastrocutaneous fistulas in rats, modeling treatment of persistent skin wounds and fistulas — addressing one of surgery's most challenging healing problems.

Read the original research

Therapy for unhealed gastrocutaneous fistulas in rats as a model for analogous healing of persistent skin wounds and persistent gastric ulcers: stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157, atropine, ranitidine, and omeprazole.

Digestive diseases and sciences, 54(1), 46-56

Citation

Skorjanec, Sandra; Dolovski, Zdravko; Kocman, Ivan; Brcic, Luka; Blagaic Boban, Alenka; Batelja, Lovorka; Coric, Marjana; Sever, Marko; Klicek, Robert; Berkopic, Lidija; Radic, Bozo; Drmic, Domagoj; Kolenc, Danijela; Ilic, Spomenko; Cesarec, Vedran; Tonkic, Ante; Zoricic, Ivan; Mise, Stjepan; Staresinic, Mario; Ivica, Mihovil; Lovric Bencic, Martina; Anic, Tomislav; Seiwerth, Sven; Sikiric, Predrag. (2009). Therapy for unhealed gastrocutaneous fistulas in rats as a model for analogous healing of persistent skin wounds and persistent gastric ulcers: stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157, atropine, ranitidine, and omeprazole.. Digestive diseases and sciences, 54(1), 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-008-0332-9