Comparison

BPC-157 vs Setmelanotide

Function

While BPC-157 is investigated for accelerating healing of gastrointestinal mucosa, tendons, ligaments, bone, and nervous tissue in preclinical models, with anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic effects111, Setmelanotide is approved for chronic weight management in patients with POMC, PCSK1, LEPR deficiencies and Bardet–Biedl syndrome by reducing hunger and promoting weight loss92.

Mechanism

While BPC-157 works as a synthetic 15-amino-acid fragment of a gastric cytoprotective protein that promotes angiogenesis and tissue protection primarily by modulating VEGFR2 signaling, Src/caveolin-1–dependent eNOS activation, and nitric oxide production111, Setmelanotide is a potent synthetic melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist derived from a POMC/α-MSH–related sequence that restores downstream MC4R signaling in genetic obesity syndromes3192100.

Length and Sequence

BPC-157 is 15 amino acids long, whereas Setmelanotide is shorter as it has a length of amino acids. BPC-157 is made up of a sequence of Glycine, Glutamic acid, Proline, Proline, Proline, Glycine, Lysine, Proline, Alanine, Aspartic acid, Aspartic acid, Alanine, Glycine, Leucine, Valine. Setmelanotide is made up of a sequence of sequence data not available in the current dataset.

Receptor

BPC-157

VEGFR2 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2) on endothelial cells, with downstream eNOS and nitric-oxide–mediated signaling11

Setmelanotide

Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) 3192100

Organism or Origin

BPC-157

Synthetic peptide derived from a naturally occurring human gastric 'Body Protection Compound' isolated from human gastric juice111

Setmelanotide

Synthetic analog of POMC-derived α-MSH peptide928190

Gene

BPC-157

Not assigned in the current dataset.

Setmelanotide

POMC

Sources

11BPC-157 - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPC-157
31[PDF] 213793Orig1s000 - accessdata.fda.gov, https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2020/213793Orig1s000PharmR.pdf
81Proopiomelanocortin (POMC), the ACTH/melanocortin precursor, is ..., https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2253185/
90alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone: production and degradation, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3936413/
92Setmelanotide, https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11700
100Multiple Independent Sub-studies of Setmelanotide in, https://onderzoekmetmensen.nl/en/node/53452/pdf