Healing and recovery
Peptides marketed for tissue repair and injury recovery. Most of their evidence comes from animal studies.
Which of these has the most human evidence? See Best Peptides for Recovery and Healing, Ranked by Evidence.
aka Body Protection Compound 157 · PL 14736 · PL-10
Studied in rodents for musculoskeletal soft-tissue healing. Sold to humans for injury recovery, a use whose only human data is one uncontrolled retrospective chart review of 17 people with knee pain.
Limited human dataResearch use only
aka Ac-LKKTETQ · Thymosin beta-4 fragment (17-23) · TB4 fragment
Marketed for tissue repair and injury recovery. I could not locate a completed, published human randomized trial for any musculoskeletal or tissue-repair indication.
Animal / lab onlyResearch use only
aka Lys-Pro-Val · Lysine-proline-valine · KPV acetate
Sold for gut inflammation, skin conditions and wound healing. Nominated to FDA as a 0.1% topical cream or gel for wound healing and inflammatory conditions. FDA found no study in which KPV was given to a human for anything.
Animal / lab onlyResearch use only
aka Copper Tripeptide-1 · Copper peptide · Cu-GHK
Topical cosmetic anti-aging - fine lines, skin density and firmness, elasticity, photodamage, hyperpigmentation - and wound healing. Also marketed in hair-loss cosmetics.
Limited human dataCosmetic
Side by side
Doses for unapproved compounds are common practice, not trial-established.
| Compound | Main use | Evidence | Usual dose | US status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPC-157 | Studied in rodents for musculoskeletal soft-tissue healing. Sold to humans for injury recovery, a use whose only human data is one uncontrolled retrospective chart review of 17 people with knee pain. | Limited human data | 250-500 mcg, once or twice daily, injected subcutaneously near the injury site when possible | Research use only |
| TB-500 | Marketed for tissue repair and injury recovery. I could not locate a completed, published human randomized trial for any musculoskeletal or tissue-repair indication. | Animal / lab only | 2-2.5 mg, twice weekly during a 4-6 week loading phase, then once weekly (or every two weeks) for maintenance | Research use only |
| KPV | Sold for gut inflammation, skin conditions and wound healing. Nominated to FDA as a 0.1% topical cream or gel for wound healing and inflammatory conditions. FDA found no study in which KPV was given to a human for anything. | Animal / lab only | 200-500 mcg, once or twice daily, subcutaneous injection, rotating sites | Research use only |
| GHK-Cu | Topical cosmetic anti-aging - fine lines, skin density and firmness, elasticity, photodamage, hyperpigmentation - and wound healing. Also marketed in hair-loss cosmetics. | Limited human data | 1-2 mg, once daily, before bed | Cosmetic |