Some people report improvement within days for acute injuries, while chronic conditions may take weeks
Avoid freeze-thaw cycles to maintain the peptides integrity
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Unlike small-molecule drugs that are chemically stable across a wide range of conditions, peptides can hydrolyze, oxidize, and aggregate under conditions most people would consider normal, such as room temperature, moderate humidity, or standard kitchen lighting
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) The concentrations of IL-1 (CUSABIO, Wuhan, China), IL-18 (CUSABIO, Wuhan, China) and TGF-1 (Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA) in BALF or culture medium were measured by commercially available ELISA kits according to the manufacturers instructions