melanotic stool I'm so sorry to post a poop pic...but this looks black and I'm wondering if I should be concerned. : r/AskDocs Colonoscopy showing altered blood and

BPC-157 (body protection compound 157) is a 15-amino-acid synthetic pentadecapeptide derived from the sequence of human gastric juice protein BPC that promotes angiogenesis, accelerates tendon and ligament healing, protects GI mucosa, and modulates dopaminergic and serotonergic neural circuits

In another study, compared to the control group, GHK treatment groups (1 or 10 mg/kg) demonstrated decreased neuronal apoptosis and neurological deficits in rat brains induced by intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) injury

Abbreviations MMNST: Malignant melanotic schwannoma References Benson JC, et al

10.1136/bmj.315.7109.629 21 FieldE

The two core mechanism papers were retracted in April 2025 (Kawas 2012, PMID 22129598, retraction notice PMID 40312092