It has been suggested that oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction may play an important role in the immune dysfunction in diabetes [81]
As far as tested athletes are concerned - BPC is not currently on the WADA banned list under the section naming peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances, and mimetics (as of October 2020)
Thomas et al., 2020)
Mantovani, G., Maccio, A., Madeddu, C., Gramignano, G., Serpe, R., Massa, E., Dessi, M., Tanca, F
Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, pp 177187 Wen Y-H, Lin H-Y, Lin J-N, Tseng G-F, Hwang C-F, Lin C-C, Hsu C-J, Wu H-P (2022) 2, 3, 4, 5-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O--D-glucoside ameliorates gentamicin-induced ototoxicity by modulating autophagy via Sesn2/AMPK/mTOR signaling