Recovery & Healing Peptides
Tissue repair peptides for accelerating recovery of tendons, ligaments, muscles, gut lining, and more. These peptides work through mechanisms like angiogenesis, cell migration, and inflammation modulation.
Category Overview
Healing peptides represent one of the most active areas of peptide research. These compounds promote tissue repair through various mechanisms: stimulating blood vessel formation (angiogenesis), promoting cell migration to injury sites, modulating inflammatory responses, and activating growth factor pathways.
BPC-157 and TB-500 are the two most popular healing peptides, often used in combination. While animal data is extensive and promising, human clinical trials remain limited for most compounds in this category. These are predominantly research peptides used off-label in integrative medicine clinics.
How Healing Peptides Work
Angiogenesis: BPC-157 and TB-500 both promote formation of new blood vessels, bringing oxygen and nutrients to injured tissue. This is critical for healing tendons, ligaments, and other poorly vascularized tissues.
Cell migration: TB-500 upregulates actin, a protein essential for cell movement. This allows repair cells to migrate to injury sites more efficiently.
Anti-inflammation: GHK-Cu and KPV modulate inflammatory cascades, reducing excessive inflammation that can impede healing while maintaining the beneficial inflammatory signals needed for repair.
Growth factor activation: Several healing peptides upregulate growth factors (VEGF, FGF, EGF) that drive tissue regeneration and remodeling.
All Recovery & Healing Peptides
Body Protection Compound-157. The most researched healing peptide with 100+ studies showing tissue-protective effects across tendons, ligaments, muscles, gut, and brain. Derived from human gastric juice.
Synthetic version of Thymosin Beta-4. Promotes cell migration, blood vessel formation, and tissue repair. Particularly studied for cardiac and wound healing applications.
Copper peptide with wound healing, anti-inflammatory, and regenerative properties. Used both topically (skincare) and systemically (injection) for tissue repair.
Various modified forms of BPC-157 being explored for improved stability, oral bioavailability, or targeted tissue effects.
Tripeptide derived from alpha-MSH with anti-inflammatory properties. Studied for gut inflammation (IBD), skin inflammation, and wound healing. Available as oral and topical formulations.
Antimicrobial and wound-healing peptide from the cathelicidin family. Part of innate immunity. Studied for infected wound healing and biofilm disruption.
Immune-modulating peptide approved in some countries for hepatitis B/C. Promotes immune function and has been studied for tissue recovery in immunocompromised patients.
While primarily known as a weight loss peptide, AOD-9604 has been explored for cartilage repair and osteoarthritis. TGA-approved in Australia for these indications.
Disclaimer: Most healing peptides are research compounds not FDA-approved for human use. The information provided is for educational purposes only. Do not self-treat injuries with research peptides. Consult a qualified healthcare provider for injury management.