It is often discussed for its potential role in supporting healing, especially in tendons, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves, and other connective tissues
It is available only as a research peptide
To do this, the mucosa is equipped with several kinds of cells including secretory cells that produce a layer of mucus to trap contaminants, immune cells that directly attack and destroy invading organisms (macrophages), and other inflammatory cells (neutrophils, killer T cells, and others) that respond to the presence of foreign molecules by producing proinflammatory cytokines (small cell-signaling protein molecules) (Abraham 2009)
While BPC-157 is not classified as an anabolic steroid or a direct muscle-building compound, its ability to support recovery at a cellular level has led many athletes and fitness enthusiasts to ask whether it can contribute to muscle growth indirectly
Mild gastrointestinal symptoms have been reported in some cases