Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 can improve the healing course of spinal cord injury and lead to functional recovery in rats

Abstract Background We focused on the therapeutic effects of the stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in spinal cord injury using a rat model. BPC 157, of which the LD1 has not been achieved, has been implemented as an anti-ulcer peptide in inflammatory bowel disease trials and recently in a mult...

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Main Authors: Darko Perovic, Danijela Kolenc, Vide Bilic, Nenad Somun, Domagoj Drmic, Esmat Elabjer, Gojko Buljat, Sven Seiwerth, Predrag Sikiric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1242-6