In animals, BPC 157 has an anti-inflammatory effect and therapeutic effects in functional recovery and the rescue of somatosensory neurons in the sciatic nerve after transection, upon brain injury after concussive trauma, and in severe encephalopathies
BPC-157 is a therapeutic peptide, not a controlled substance or narcotic, and it does not metabolize into anything these tests are designed to detect
beyond that trial and the halted Phase 2 lipodystrophy study, there are no completed human trials measuring body composition, strength, or long-term safety outcomes, so evidence for bodybuilding-related benefit claims remains preliminary and largely extrapolated from the hormone's known biology rather than from direct testing of CJC-1295
Other Studies Joint repair effect: In the rabbit collagenase-induced knee osteoarthritis model, AOD 9604 can promote cartilage regeneration, and the effect is better when combined with hyaluronic acid injection