The authors noted that this proliferation-inhibiting effect could have potential utility in anti-tumor applications, though further studies are needed to confirm its relevance in oncology contexts [43]
The accelerated healing in burns of treated mice includes the activity of the pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (Figure 1), given locally (as a cream) or systemically (ip), on the inflammatory cells, edema, reticulin, collagen, necrosis, blood vessel formation, number of preserved follicles, re-epithelization, tensile breaking strength, and water content in burned skin
It also focuses on vascular signaling and inflammatory pathways
Factors That Affect Results Several variables shape whether topical AHK-Cu could do anything, and most are about delivery rather than the peptide