Interest in synthetic versions of some of these has skyrocketed with people touting them for tissue repair, skin health, longevity and more
Sage Canaday, a masters ultra, trail, and mountain runner, accused Hanes of using a banned substance called BPC-157, and filed a tip with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), claiming that Hanes had touted his use of it on Instagram and his podcast
The addition of B12 gives the serum a distinctive pink color, making it easily distinguishable from other medications
FDA-approved medications undergo extensive safety testing and clinical trials before they are available to the public
Mechanistically, it influences gene networks involved in tissue remodeling and exerts protective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions, partly through TGF- signaling and regulation of metalloproteinases