01 / DESIGN
What was studied?
A small rat model used controlled arterial occlusion and short reperfusion, followed by oxidative, gene-expression and muscle-histology measurements.
02 / FINDINGS
What did the researchers report?
BPC-157 was associated with less selected muscle injury and altered oxidative-stress and apoptosis-related markers.
03 / LIMITS
How should it be interpreted?
The short observation period does not establish durable functional recovery. A controlled experimental ischemia model cannot determine clinical effectiveness or safe human use.
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