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Loren Pickart, who noticed that older blood lost its ability to stimulate tissue repair compared to younger blood and traced the difference back to this small peptide-copper complex

Nitric oxide ultimately leads to the formation of RNS (reactive nitrogen species) which is known to cause mitochondrial damage and is therefore suggested to be a critical agent in chondrocyte function and apoptosis

Research shows the peptide upregulates cytoprotective factors such as heme oxygenase-1 and heat shock proteins, preserving mitochondrial function and reducing oxidative damage

Recent work has suggested that in reaction to extracellular stimuli, especially chemotherapeutic agents, MAPK can facilitate apoptosis through modulating apoptotic-related proteins such as Bcl-2, BAX, and Bim (Sui et al., 2014)