This material is supplied in lyophilized powder form and is intended strictly for in vitro research and analytical use
Red flag symptoms requiring immediate evaluation include unintentional weight loss over 10 pounds, persistent vomiting, black or bloody stools, or difficulty swallowingthese may indicate ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, or malignancy
Tsunoda S, Kimura N, Fujii J
A "natural" origin of a substance tells you nothing about overall safety at a synthetic dose, by an unphysiological route, in a manufactured form whose purity is not independently verified
Additionally, it has been found to inhibit cartilage degradation caused by inflammatory mediators like prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and interleukin 1 beta (IL1)
Species differences in peptide metabolism, receptor density, and clearance pathways mean that a compound safe in rats could, in theory, produce unexpected toxicity in humans