For decades, researchers assumed this mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was a closed book, encoding only the proteins needed to run the electron transport chain
The peptide appears to be permeable into cells, and researchers have suggested selectively inducing senescent cell apoptosis based on results found in studies
Still, in the process, it can create Superoxide, oxygen with too many electrons that is poisonous to everything around it, be it mitochondria, DNA, proteins, cell membranes, etc
BPC-157
Large-scale randomized human trials are limited, but the peptide has been used clinically by sports medicine and orthopedic providers for over a decade with a strong safety record