BPC-157 is a 15-amino-acid pentadecapeptide isolated from human gastric juice that accelerates multi-tissue healing across tendons, ligaments, gut, nerves, and muscle in over 300 preclinical studies.
BPC-157 (Body Protection Compound-157) is a synthetic fragment of a larger protective protein naturally present in the stomach. Its amino acid sequence - GEPPPGKPADDAGLV - is unlike any other known bioactive peptide, and unlike most peptides it stays stable in gastric acid for more than 24 hours.
That stability is one reason BPC-157 has become one of the most widely studied healing peptides in research literature. Animal studies document repair effects across soft tissue injury, gut damage, and peripheral nerve trauma, driven by a small set of well-characterised signalling pathways rather than a single receptor.
For researchers, BPC-157 is a tool compound for studying angiogenesis, cytoprotection, and growth-factor crosstalk. It is not approved for human therapeutic use.