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BPC-157 Help Chronic Pain Research: Comparison Table
Rat Achilles tendon injury 52% greater tensile strength at 14 days, improved collagen alignment, reduced IL-6/TNF-alpha No human trials. Dosing, safety, efficacy unvalidated Promising preclinical data with zero clinical confirmation Rodent gastric ulcer healin
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- Rat Achilles tendon injury
- 52% greater tensile strength at 14 days, improved collagen alignment, reduced IL-6/TNF-alpha
- No human trials. Dosing, safety, efficacy unvalidated
- Promising preclinical data with zero clinical confirmation
- Rodent gastric ulcer healing
- Accelerated mucosal regeneration, angiogenesis via VEGF-R2 upregulation
- No FDA approval for any gastric indication in humans
- Mechanism is plausible but untested in human GI disease
- Crushed sciatic nerve recovery (rat)
- Faster axonal regeneration, reduced neuropathic pain markers (paw withdrawal latency)
- No neuropathic pain trials in humans. Central vs peripheral pain distinction critical
- Animal neuroprotection doesn't predict human chronic neuropathic pain outcomes
- Induced ligament injury (rat)
- Enhanced fibroblast migration via FAK-paxillin pathway, organized ECM deposition
- No human sports medicine or orthopedic trials published
- Tissue repair biology is real. Patient-level chronic pain relief is speculative