Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a key transcription factor upregulating the antioxidant response element (ARE)-mediated expression of antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, and the Nrf2-antioxidant pathway is critical in host defense against acute lung injury (ALI) 24
We have also studied other genes, SOD1, CFL1, BMP2 and HSP27 that were previously shown to be upregulated in the presence of sodium lauryl sulfate by DNA array or proteomic analysis 24,25,28
In the one human trial available, patients with advanced rectal cancer were given daily supplementation with 400 mcg of selenium after treatment
Research reviews also describe BPC-157s protective effects in models involving NSAID-related gastrointestinal lesions, alcohol-related injury, perforated stomach lesions, esophagitis, fistula healing, intestinal inflammation, and other GI injury models