Effects of thiamine and benfotiamine on intracellular glucose metabolism and relevance in the prevention of diabetic complications
Oxidative species, deamidated variants, and cyclic degradation products often increase under accelerated or stressed conditions
The most common adverse events were: gastrointestinal, including diarrhea (1926%) nausea (1318%), dyspepsia (1020%) constipation (817%), and vomiting (514%)
Splitting a larger daily dose into two smaller administrations (e.g., 500mcg in the morning and 500mcg in the evening instead of 1mg at once) is a strategy to maintain more stable blood levels of the peptide and potentially reduce the intensity of side effects
[20] [21] In the dermal wounds of rabbits GHK-Cu facilitated wound healing, causing better wound contraction, faster development of granular tissue and improved angiogenesis