Recovery & Repair · commonly explored around recovery and tissue repair

BPC-157

BPC-157 is a 15-amino-acid peptide based on a protein found in stomach juice. In rat studies it sped up healing of tendons, ligaments, muscle and the gut lining, making it one of the most talked-about recovery peptides.

Informational profile

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Also known as Body Protection Compound 157 · Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 · PL 14736 · Bepecin

Sequence
GEPPPGKPADDAGLV
Length
15 residues
MW
1419.55 Da computed
Product tags
cytoprotective · gastric fragment · pentadecapeptide
Checked sources
5 sources in our record
Structure provenance
Sequence-derived illustration (not a measured structure)
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PEGPPGKPAGDVLAD
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Meet BPC-157

The short version, before the deep dive.

BPC-157 is a 15-amino-acid peptide based on a protein found in stomach juice. In rat studies it sped up healing of tendons, ligaments, muscle and the gut lining, making it one of the most talked-about recovery peptides.

See the quick readSee the studies

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Section B

The quick read

Section C

Research at a glance

A simple picture of the sources we have checked. More color means more records in that category—not that the product works better.

12345678910111213143record-dims

Filled = we have checked studies of that kind · hollow = none yet · dashed = not checked yet. This is a picture of what exists, not a score.

#DimensionVerifiedHow
1Cells in a dish (in vitro)1Checked studies done on cells in a lab dish.
2Mice0 · none yetChecked studies whose title says it was done in mice.
3Rats1Checked studies whose title says it was done in rats.
4Other animals0 · none yetChecked studies whose title names another animal.
5People, observed0 · none yetChecked studies that watched people without a controlled trial.
6Single-person reports0 · none yetChecked reports about one patient (case reports).
7Phase I trial0 · none yetChecked early safety trials in a small group of people.
8Phase II trial0 · none yetChecked mid-size trials testing whether it works.
9Phase III trial0 · none yetChecked large trials, the kind regulators look at.
10Approved useNot checked yetNot checked yet — we have not connected regulator records.
11Repeated by othersNot checked yetNot checked yet — we do not track repeat studies yet.
12Separate research teamsPang JH · Bayrak BY · Staresinic M · Cushman DM · Apostolakos JMHow many different senior authors the checked studies have. A rough stand-in for separate teams.
13How it works1Checked studies that looked at the mechanism, based on their summary.
14Years of research2011–2026From the oldest to the newest checked study.

Section D

What the sources looked at

These topics come only from sources in our record. We do not add a topic just because it is popular online.

  • A source studied

    Tendon research

    Checked sources: PMID 21030672, PMID 42542926, PMID 41754849

  • A source studied

    Ligament research

    No checked source added yet

  • A source studied

    Gastrointestinal research

    No checked source added yet

  • A source studied

    Blood-vessel signaling

    No checked source added yet

  • People discuss

    Recovery talk online

    Live community feeds are not connected yet.

Section E

Why people look it up

A plain-language starting point. This is not a promise that the product will cause a result.

recovery and tissue repair

See BPC-157 beside similar names.

The Portal of Tides lets you switch between a constellation, connection view, checked-source timeline, and topic map. It uses the products already in our collection—no fake customer counts.

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Section F

What the record can tell us

A product page can show what was studied. It cannot promise what will happen to a person.

What we can show

  • Tendon research3 checked
  • Ligament research0 checked
  • Gastrointestinal research0 checked
  • Blood-vessel signaling0 checked

What we cannot promise

A lab result, animal study, online story, or product page cannot tell you what will happen to you. That question needs qualified medical guidance.

The short versionresearch is not a guaranteeWe keep the product, source, and claim separate so you can see which is which.

Section G

Claims people make

The big claims tied to this product. Open one to see where it came from and how it spread.

CLAIM-BPC157-TENDON-REPAIRA claim we track

“BPC-157 supports tendon repair”

BPC-157 · about: tendon · Informational profile

Started withPMID 210306725 checked studies linked

Section H

How far it has been tested

From cells in a dish, to mice, rats, bigger animals, people, proper trials, and finally regulator approval. The light stops where the checked studies stop.

tendon

Tested as far as: Rat — and no further

  1. Cells in a disha checked study reached this stage
  2. Mouseno checked study has reached this stage
  3. Rata checked study reached this stagereached
  4. Bigger animalno checked study has reached this stagestops here
  5. Peopleno checked study has reached this stage
  6. Proper human trialno checked study has reached this stage
  7. Approved by regulatorsno checked study has reached this stage

Section I

How many separate teams

Ten papers from one lab are not ten separate confirmations.

Separate senior authors (a rough count of teams)

5 / 5 records

  • Pang JH1 record(s)
  • Bayrak BY1 record(s)
  • Staresinic M1 record(s)
  • Cushman DM1 record(s)
  • Apostolakos JM1 record(s)

Universities, funding and who cites whom: not checked yet. PubMed’s summary does not include that, so it needs another data source.

Pang JHBayrak BYStaresinic MCushman DMApostolakos JMbigger circle = more studies from that senior author · who cites whom: not checked yet

Section J

What doesn’t fit?

If a study disagrees, it goes here. We do not hide it.

No study we have checked pushes back yet

Studies that found nothing, disagree, or criticize the method will show up here once we add them. A study that only partly agrees is not the same as one that disagrees.

Section K

Timeline

What happened and when. Studies in one lane, real-world reports in another.

Research

1 event

CLAIM-BPC157-TENDON-REPAIR

2026-09-20researchchanged our reading

Claim record created

Before

— (no prior state)

After

tracked

Trials

0 events

No trial milestones are indexed to this exact record yet.

Regulatory

0 events

No regulator decisions listed yet.

Real-world reports

0 events

No real-world reports yet — social platforms are not connected.

Section L

Sources

Every study we used. Only studies we confirmed on PubMed are shown as sources. Where a drug is FDA-approved, its official label sits beside them — that is an approval, not a sales pitch.

No official FDA label for this product

We only attach an FDA record when the molecule is an approved drug and we have checked the application number. Most research peptides will stay empty here.

The building blocks, one by one

#CodeResidueClassChiralityFeatures
1GGlycinespecialLflexible
2EGlutamatenegativeL
3PProlinespecialLProline kink
4PProlinespecialLProline kink
5PProlinespecialLProline kink
6GGlycinespecialLflexible
7KLysinepositiveL
8PProlinespecialLProline kink
9AAlaninehydrophobicL
10DAspartatenegativeL
11DAspartatenegativeL
12AAlaninehydrophobicL
13GGlycinespecialLflexible
14LLeucinehydrophobicL
15VValinehydrophobicL