The Claim

In rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, administration of BPC 157 is associated with increased expression of Nos3 and Nos1 and decreased expression of Nos2, indicating a shift in nitric oxide synthase activity toward protective rather than damaging nitric oxide signaling.

Source: The effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on hippocampal ischemia/reperfusion injuries in rats

What the research says

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In plain English

In rats suffering brain injury from interrupted and restored blood flow, BPC 157 treatment is linked to higher levels of two nitric oxide-producing enzymes associated with protection and lower levels of one associated with damage.

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In rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, BPC 157 administration is associated with increased expression of Nos3 and Nos1 and decreased expression of Nos2, suggesting a shift in nitric oxide synthase activity toward protective rather than damaging nitric oxide signaling.

Why this might work

A specific peptide triggers a signal in blood vessel and brain cells that turns on survival pathways, which increases enzymes that make beneficial nitric oxide and turns off the enzyme that makes harmful nitric oxide, reducing brain cell damage after a stroke-like injury.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: The effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on hippocampal ischemia/reperfusion injuries in rats

    In rats with a brain injury similar to a stroke, a special peptide called BPC 157 helped fix brain damage by turning up helpful enzymes and turning down harmful ones that make nitric oxide. This made the rats recover better.

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