A number of studies reported that GHK-Cu has the ability to protect liver cells against various types of injury:
In rats who suffered liver toxicity due to dichloromethane poisoning, the injection of 1.5 mg/kg of GHK-Cu provided protection of the functional activity of hepatocytes (liver cells).
A study reported that GHK-Cu can help promote repair of liver cells.
A study showed that Tripeptide in human blood helps in prolonging the survival of normal liver cells and stimulates growth in tumor of the liver.
A study showed that GHL enhances the uptake of metal into cultured liver tumor cells.