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Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 as an effective therapy for muscle crush injury in the rat

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Abstract

Purpose

Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 accelerates the healing of a transected Achilles tendon and a transected quadriceps muscle. It may also be of clinical relevance as a systemic and local peptide treatment for crush injury of a major muscle, such as gastrocnemius muscle complex. BPC 157 is effective without a carrier, and it is presently undergoing trials for inflammatory bowel disease, and no toxicity has so far been reported.

Methods

In crushed rats (force delivered 0.727 Ns/cm2), BPC 157 was applied either intraperitoneally or locally, as a thin cream layer, immediately after injury (sacrifice at 2 h), and once a day for 14 days.

Results

BPC 157 improved muscle healing, macroscopically (less hematoma and edema, no post-injury leg contracture), microscopically, functionally, and also based on enzyme activity (creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase).

Conclusion

BPC 157, at all investigated intervals, given locally or intraperitoneally, accelerated post-injury muscle healing and also helped to restore the full function.

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    Tomislav Novinscak, Mario Staresinic, Ivana Jukic, Bozo Radic, Danira Pevec, Sandro Mise, Sanja Tomasovic, Tihomir Banic, Ana Jakir, Gojko Buljat, Tomislav Anic, Ivan Zoricic, Zeljko Romic & Predrag Sikiric

  2. Institute of Pathology, University of Zagreb Medical School, Salata 11, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Luka Brcic, Iva Brcic & Sven Seiwerth

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Novinscak, T., Brcic, L., Staresinic, M. et al. Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 as an effective therapy for muscle crush injury in the rat. Surg Today 38, 716–725 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-007-3706-2

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