To date, there's only one published human study of BPC-157
You'll experience the energy and methylation benefits (improved mood, reduced brain fog, better liver function markers), but you won't lose weight
However, several clinical considerations may influence selection: Patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2) should not use any GLP-1 receptor agonist
First, pathway complexity raises on- and off-target risks when modulating ASC, caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1, NF-B, P2X7R, IKK, FTH1, ACSL4, miR-204, or GPX4, and microglia-specific target engagement is difficult to confirm
Obesity is a chronic medical condition, similar to high blood pressure or high cholesterol, that often requires ongoing treatment
Additionally, the clinical irrelevance of sKlotho in AAC was demonstrated in this study in a multivariate regression analysis (Krishnasamy et al., 2017)