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Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (PL 14736) improves ligament healing in the rat
Author(s) -
Cerovecki Tomislav,
Bojanic Ivan,
Brcic Luka,
Radic Bozo,
Vukoja Ivan,
Seiwerth Sven,
Sikiric Predrag
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.21107
Subject(s) - medicine , wound healing , medial collateral ligament , ligament , surgery , urology , anesthesia
We improved medial collateral ligament (MCL) healing throughout 90 days after surgical transection. We introduced intraperitoneal, per‐oral (in drinking water) and topical (thin cream layer) peptide therapy always given alone, without a carrier. Previously, as an effective peptide therapy, stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, an anti‐ulcer peptide effective in inflammatory bowel disease therapy (PL 14736)) particularly improved healing of transected tendon and muscle and wound healing effect including the expression of the early growth response 1 (egr‐1) gene. After MCL transection BPC 157 was effective in rats when given once daily intraperitoneally (10 µg or 10 ng/kg) or locally as a thin layer (1.0 µg dissolved in distilled water/g commercial neutral cream) at the site of injury, first application 30 min after surgery and the final application 24 h before sacrifice. Likewise, BPC 157 was effective given per‐orally (0.16 µg/ml in the drinking water (12 ml/day/rat)) until sacrifice. Commonly, BPC 157 µg‐ng‐rats exhibited consistent functional, biomechanical, macroscopic and histological healing improvements. Thus, we suggest BPC 157 improved healing of acute ligament injuries in further ligament therapy. © 2010 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 28:1155–1161, 2010