Unlike a sanctioned clinical trial (where experimental drugs can be used under careful monitoring and informed consent under an FDA Investigational New Drug protocol), offering BPC-157 in routine practice amounts to experimenting on the patient without oversight
For example, NMR-titration experiments of non-glutathionylated poplar GrxC4 or ScGrx8 with GSH required high glutathione concentrations to detect chemical shifts 47,48 (and titrations of active site serine mutants with GSSG cannot discriminate between both glutathionyl moieties)
Levels and activity of major antioxidant enzymessuperoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px)are also significantly reduced, weakening the kidney's capacity to neutralize ROS (44, 45)
The Certificate of Analysis should confirm the identity and purity of each individual component not simply the combined mass
That said, just five years ago, there were already around 2,000 research articles published on astaxanthin, and today there are well over 3,000 pretty good for the new kid [1]
Many travellers choose to visit both, but if you prefer dramatic views and characterful lakeside towns, Lake Como may feel like the better choice