TB-500 operates systemically as a **cytoskeleton remodeler**: its primary function is G-actin monomer sequestration (active N-terminal Ac-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro), its cleaved AcSDKP sequence is an **autonomous angiogenic factor**, it upregulates laminin-5 and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and mobilizes mesenchymal progenitor cells
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Once cartilage is significantly eroded and bony changes have occurred, peptides cannot regenerate the joint surface
This complex process means that conditions affecting the stomach or intestines can significantly impair B12 absorption, including pernicious anaemia, atrophic gastritis, previous gastric surgery, coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, and long-term use of certain medications (such as metformin, proton pump inhibitors, and H2 antagonists)