Medical Conditions : Certain conditions such as chronic infections, autoimmune disorders, and liver issues may lower glutathione levels and increase the need for support
Active cancer is a relative contraindication: because GHK-Cu promotes cell growth, providers avoid it in uncontrolled malignancy (though ironically it also has anti-cancer gene effects)
In fact, a cell is now considered to be healthy if it has a GSH/GSSG ratio of more than 100, ie a much higher amount of GSH than GSSG
How to interpret the labs Autoimmune disease, infection risk, immune medications, and copper exposure from supplements should be reviewed clinically
Methods 5 , 553559 (2008)
Neither BPC-157 nor TB-500 is FDA-approved, and the FDA has specifically flagged BPC-157, so these remain research-stage compounds discussed only in a wellness-support context