Hyejin Ham (GIST Department of Chemistry) for technical assistance with the cellular experiments
Bodybuilders and athletes use it for recovery support, not direct mass gain
The search included articles published between 2010 and 2025, using keywords: Parkinsons disease, -synuclein, dopaminergic degeneration, ferroptosis, deep brain stimulation, stem cell therapy, and AI in PD diagnosis. Results: The review highlights a multifactorial etiology involving -synuclein pathology, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, genetic mutations (SNCA, LRRK2, VPS35), environmental toxins, and gut dysbiosis
While outside the scope of muscle recovery directly, this body of literature has contributed foundational understanding of BPC-157s proposed stability and systemic activity that informs its use as a research tool in other tissue models