FASEB Journal
Charles Jiang claimed, until recently, on his Richmond Anti-Aging Clinic website that BPC-157 can be used for "musculoskeletal and gut lining repair." He also told a CBC journalist during an in-person visit that unlike peptides sold online, the ones he prescribes are safe
Under oxidative stress and induced by excessive ROS generation, Nrf2 is released from its inhibitor Keap1, allowing its translocation into the nucleus (Kasprzak et al., 2020), where it binds to the antioxidant response element (ARE) present in the DNA sequence of numerous antioxidant enzymes like glutathione-S-transferase, -glutamyl cysteine synthetase (glutamate cysteine ligase), heme oxygenase 1, and paraoxonase-1 inducing their transcription, managing the phase II response to oxidative stress (Kasprzak et al., 2020)
The literature is topical and preclinical
Most reactions are transient and decrease in frequency with continued use as patients develop tolerance
First of all, watch for the symptoms: When you've ingested heavy metals, you might suffer from a stomach ache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea