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Scientists discover peptide that seems to drastically reverse alcohol damage to the body

Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:49 am
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:49 am
Obviously this is VERY early in the test cycle on this as its with mice and very early experiment, but interesting nonetheless. Some of the stuff that is rapidly advancing in the medical community is crazy.

This BPC-157, that they have been experimenting with for awhile and using for other methods in healing.

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Scientists found a peptide that reverses alcohol damage across the entire body in under 30 minutes.

They published a paper detailing a specific peptide that acts like a biological kill-switch for alcohol toxicity.

And the results are actually terrifyingly good.

they used 96% alcohol to induce massive, systemic damage in subjects..

we are talking severe gastric lesions, vascular collapse, and an escalated "central syndrome".

basically, catastrophic organ failure.

then they introduced the bpc-157 peptide.. and it didn't just slow the damage down.. it completely counteracted it.

it activated an innate "cytoprotective" effect that rapidly repaired the vascular system in real-time.

researchers tracked it all the way down to the gene expression level, watching the peptide dynamically alter genes to upregulate healing and block the alcohol toxicity at the source.


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Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
186002 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:51 am to
BPC-157 was discovered in 1993

There are concerns it can create turbo cancer


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• BPC-157 accelerates tissue healing largely by promoting angiogenesis—the creation of new blood vessels.

• The Double-Edged Sword: While growing new blood vessels is fantastic for repairing a torn tendon, it is highly dangerous if you have undiagnosed or active cancer. Tumors aggressively hijack angiogenesis to feed themselves and grow
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
23995 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:55 am to
If they invent a way to 100% prevent hangovers and reverse alcohol damage in the body with an over the counter supplement/pill, imagine the alcoholism rates

The reason I don't drink on weeknights, not even a couple beers, is because I feel like shite the next day even if just a small amount.


Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:55 am to
After a fun night out drinking with the boys at Splash, you can just pop a peptide and drive yourself home
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
23995 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:56 am to
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BPC-157 was discovered in 1993

There are concerns it can create turbo cancer


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• BPC-157 accelerates tissue healing largely by promoting angiogenesis—the creation of new blood vessels.

• The Double-Edged Sword: While growing new blood vessels is fantastic for repairing a torn tendon, it is highly dangerous if you have undiagnosed or active cancer. Tumors aggressively hijack angiogenesis to feed themselves and grow


Well, frick that
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
11550 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:56 am to
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they used 96% alcohol to induce massive, systemic damage in subjects..


Those guys know how to party

This post was edited on 11/10/26 at 10:00 am
Posted by UnwipedBBL
Batin Rewage
Member since Oct 2026
230 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:59 am to
was an alcoholic for about 25 years. Used to go out and drink heavily every night. Now can barely handle a beer without getting a headache and 3 day hangover. Gimme medicinal marijuana and gummies over that shite any day of the week.
Posted by jose
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 11/10/26 at 9:59 am to
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There are concerns it can create turbo cancer



You won't read about these side effects though.
Posted by slidingstop
Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:07 am to
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The reason I don't drink on weeknights, not even a couple beers, is because I feel like shite the next day even if just a small amount.



The clinical term for that is called being a pussy.









Just kidding. Kudos to you for taking care of yourself.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
61632 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:10 am to
Alcohol doesn’t cause damage to the body
Posted by XenScott
Pensacola
Member since Oct 2016
4267 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:12 am to
The cancer danger of BPC-157 and TB-500 is vastly overblown. It's there but creating a turbo cancer is hyperbole. Big pharma is deathly afraid of the peptide space and will use fear tactics to suppress the ones they can't patent or buy.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
39652 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:17 am to
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BPC-157 was discovered in 1993

There are concerns it can create turbo cancer


This is where dictatorships can be a good thing. Give it to China and let them test it on their populace
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
61632 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:19 am to
China doesn’t need peptides because the Chinese government doesn’t put fluoride in the water and force their people to eat corn syrup
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30529 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:22 am to
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If they invent a way to 100% prevent hangovers and reverse alcohol damage in the body with an over the counter supplement/pill, imagine the alcoholism rates


Yeah, the thing I like about alcohol is it's become somewhat self-limiting for me. If they took away the pain it caused me, watch out
Posted by Harvey Vortac
MidCity
Member since Aug 2024
789 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:23 am to
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the next day even if just a small amount.


This has been increasingly problematic after I turned 45
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
57828 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:24 am to
Can they invent a peptide that grows my hair back?
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
61632 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:29 am to
Hair loss is caused by lack of sunlight


That’s why people that wear hats are bald


You never see a bald hobo
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
11550 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:38 am to
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Alcohol doesn’t cause damage to the body


Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
11550 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 10:42 am to
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You never see a bald hobo


Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
61632 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 11:15 am to
That’s ai
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