A method of preventing gait abnormalities in a patient with Parkinson's disease or of improving or restoring to normal the gait of a patient with Parkinson's disease, comprising the step of administering to said patient an amount of one or more hepatocyte growth factor mimics sufficient to prevent, improve or restore to normal said gait, said one or more hepatocyte growth factor mimics having a general structural formula 1 2 3 where Ri is one of an N-acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, a norleucine group, and an amino acid selected from tyrosine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, arginine, isoleucine, serine, histidine, glycine, cysteine, methionine, tryptophan, lysine norvaline, ornithine, and s-benzyl cysteine
Children are most likely to experience the condition
These parameters are specific to the cited trial design and should not be used as dosing guidance
Calves, Foals, Swine and Sheep 5 mL per 45 kg of body weight
Unless and until large, well-designed human trials clarify safety and efficacy, BPC-157 remains an unapproved peptide, subject to regulatory controls and compliance requirements in drug-tested populations
Melittin ameliorates CVB3-induced myocarditis via activation of the HDAC2-mediated GSK-3/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway