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PMCID: PMC3551705 Stickler GB, Belau PG, Farrell FJ, Jones JD, Pugh DG, Steinberg AG, Ward LE
Over 29 days of treatment, the peptide inhibited pulmonary artery muscularization (the thickening and stiffening of pulmonary arteries that drives this condition), prevented right heart hypertrophy (the enlargement of the right ventricle that occurs when it has to pump against increased resistance), and significantly decreased mortality
It is particularly important for fat metabolism, enabling the body to convert stored fat into energy effectively
In research contexts, BPC-157 and TB-500 are often studied together because they operate through different but potentially complementary pathways