That makes it one of the most-studied peptides in the entire preclinical (= preclinical testing prior to clinical trials) regenerative literature
The research clearly shows that TB-500 doesn't need to be taken on an empty stomach and can be integrated into virtually any daily schedule
New model of cytoprotection/adaptive cytoprotection in rats: endogenous small irritants, antiulcer agents and indomethacin
It was isolated and characterized by Professor Predrag Sikiric and colleagues at the University of Zagreb, who identified a partial sequence homology with a protein in human gastric juice
J Orthop Res 24:11091117 Staresinic M, Sebecic B, Patrlj L, Jadrijevic S, Suknaic S, Perovic D, Aralica G, Zarkovic N, Borovic S, Srdjak M (2003) Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 accelerates healing of transected rat Achilles tendon and in vitro stimulates tendocytes growth
Some patients experience mild gastrointestinal symptoms, particularly with oral peptides, or transient fatigue during the adjustment period