BPC-157 (BPC-157 Pentadecapeptide)

What is BPC-157 (Pentadecapeptide)?

BPC-157 is the healing peptide people run for tendons and ligaments, the tissues that take longest to come back because they have the least blood supply.

Also sold as BPC-157, pentadecapeptide or body protection compound 157.

BPC-157 is a fragment of a protein found in gastric juice, which is where the name comes from: body protection compound. It appears to work by promoting the formation of new blood vessels into damaged tissue, which is the step that usually limits how well tendons and ligaments heal, since they have poor blood supply to begin with.

BPC-157 benefits

• Aimed at tendon, ligament and connective tissue, which heal slowly because of poor blood supply
• Strong and consistent effects on gut tissue in animal work
• Can be injected near the injury for a local effect or systemically
• Not androgenic, so nothing is suppressed and no post-cycle therapy applies
• Very few reported side effects, even at high doses
• 5mg per vial, which covers around two weeks at a standard dose

BPC-157 dosage

Standard

250 to 500mcg per day

Split as

One or two injections

Route

Subcutaneous, near the injury where practical

Run length

4 to 6 weeks

Often paired with

TB-500

Per vial

5mg

250 to 500mcg a day. Injecting subcutaneously close to the injured area is the usual approach where the site allows it, though systemic dosing is also used and appears to work.

It is commonly run alongside TB-500, which works on a different part of the repair process. That pairing is the standard healing protocol.

Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water. The reconstitution guide covers the method and the dosage calculator works out how much water to add for the dose you want.

Package content

Vial

1 vial of lyophilised powder

Peptide per vial

5mg

Form

Lyophilised powder for reconstitution

Diluent

Bacteriostatic water, sold separately

Brand

Deus Medical

At 500mcg a day one vial covers ten days.

Store below 30°C. Protect from light. Do not freeze. Keep out of reach of children.

Who is BPC-157 for?

People working around a tendon or ligament problem, and people with gut issues, which is the other area where the animal evidence is strongest.

For gut problems specifically, the oral capsules make more sense, since the peptide is stable in stomach acid and acts locally. For tendon, ligament or systemic use, injecting is the better route.

How to use BPC-157

Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water and refrigerate once mixed. Inject subcutaneously, near the injured area where the site allows it, once or twice daily.