MODULE 05 / REFERENCES

Full Bibliography

Every citation referenced across this course, with DOIs, PubMed links, and study-type classification.

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SECTION 05.1 / FULL CITATION LIST

Bibliography

All citations are drawn directly from peer-reviewed publications. The table below is sortable by year, authors, journal, and study type. Study types: PRECLINICAL (rodent or other animal in vivo), IN VITRO (cell culture), HUMAN PILOT, REVIEW, or PHARMACOKINETIC.

TABLE 01 · FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY
# Authors Year Journal Type Link
1 Brcic L, Brcic I, Staresinic M, Novinscak T, Sikiric P, Seiwerth S. Modulatory effect of gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on angiogenesis in muscle and tendon healing. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2009. PMID: 20388964 2009 J Physiol Pharmacol PRECLINICAL
2 Krivic A, Anic T, Seiwerth S, Huljev D, Sikiric P. Achilles detachment in rat and stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157: Promoted tendon-to-bone healing and opposed corticosteroid aggravation. J Orthop Res. 2006. DOI: 10.1002/jor.20096 2006 J Orthop Res PRECLINICAL
3 Chang CH, Tsai WC, Hsu YH, Pang JH. Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Enhances the Growth Hormone Receptor Expression in Tendon Fibroblasts. Molecules. 2014. DOI: 10.3390/molecules191119066 2014 Molecules IN VITRO
4 Seiwerth S, Milavic M, Vukojevic J, Gojkovic S, Krezic I, et al. Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and Wound Healing. Front Pharmacol. 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.627533 2021 Front Pharmacol PRECLINICAL
5 Vukojevic J, Vrdoljak B, Malekinusic D, et al. The effect of pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on hippocampal ischemia/reperfusion injuries in rats. Brain Behav. 2020. DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1726 2020 Brain Behav PRECLINICAL
6 Perovic D, Kolenc D, Bilic V, et al. Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 can improve the healing course of spinal cord injury and lead to functional recovery in rats. J Orthop Surg Res. 2019. DOI: 10.1186/s13018-019-1242-6 2019 J Orthop Surg Res PRECLINICAL
7 Vukojevic J, Milavic M, Perovic D, Ilic S, et al. Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 and the central nervous system. Neural Regen Res. 2022. DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.320969 2022 Neural Regen Res REVIEW
8 Udovicic M, Sever M, Kavur L, et al. Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Therapy for Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats Leads to Prevention and Reversal. Biomedicines. 2021. DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9070822 2021 Biomedicines PRECLINICAL
9 Sikiric P, Skrtic A, Gojkovic S, et al. Cytoprotective gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 resolves major vessel occlusion disturbances, ischemia-reperfusion injury following Pringle maneuver, and Budd-Chiari syndrome. World J Gastroenterol. 2022. DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i1.23 2022 World J Gastroenterol PRECLINICAL
10 He L, Feng D, Guo H, et al. Pharmacokinetics, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of body-protective compound 157, a potential drug for treating various wounds, in rats and dogs. Front Pharmacol. 2022. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1026182 2022 Front Pharmacol PHARMACOKINETIC
11 Sikiric P, Seiwerth S, Skrtic A, Staresinic M, et al. Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 as a Therapy and Safety Key: A Special Beneficial Pleiotropic Effect Controlling and Modulating Angiogenesis and the NO-System. Pharmaceuticals. 2025. DOI: 10.3390/ph18060928 2025 Pharmaceuticals REVIEW
12 Matek D, Matek I, Staresinic E, Japjec M, et al. Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 as Therapy After Surgical Detachment of the Quadriceps Muscle from Its Attachments for Muscle-to-Bone Reattachment in Rats. Pharmaceutics. 2025. DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17010119 2025 Pharmaceutics PRECLINICAL
13 McGuire FP, Martinez R, Lenz A, Skinner L, Cushman DM. Regeneration or Risk? A Narrative Review of BPC-157 for Musculoskeletal Healing. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2025. DOI: 10.1007/s12178-025-09990-7 2025 Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med HUMAN PILOT
14 Demirtas H, Ozer A, Yildirim AK, et al. Protective Effects of BPC 157 on Liver, Kidney, and Lung Distant Organ Damage in Rats with Experimental Lower-Extremity Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025. DOI: 10.3390/medicina61020291 2025 Medicina (Kaunas) PRECLINICAL
15 Vukusic D, Zenko Sever A, Sever M, Drmic D, Milavic M, et al. Duodenocolic fistula healing by pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in rats. A cytoprotection viewpoint. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2024. DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2024.1.09. PMID: 38583442 2024 J Physiol Pharmacol PRECLINICAL
16 Yuan C, Demers A, Silva-Ortiz V, Hasoon JJ, Lee W, Dave K, et al. From Regeneration to Analgesia: The Role of BPC-157 in Tissue Repair and Pain Management. Int J Mol Sci. 2026. DOI: 10.3390/ijms27062876. PMID: 41898733 2026 Int J Mol Sci REVIEW
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