Yes, but for different reasons
And when it comes to injectable GHK-Cu, Saldarriaga points out that its worth remembering that copper peptides have a long history of use in skincare, with origins in dermatology and medicine stretching back to the late 1980s
doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115000, Summary Keywords inflammatory response, microplastics, multi-organ toxicity, organ crosstalk, oxidative stress Citation Zheng L, Ma X, Jin Z and Rao Z (2026) Microplastic-induced multi-organ toxicity: cellular mechanisms and critical roles of organ crosstalk
However, glucose and/or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) deprivation, oxidative stress and compromised mitochondrial function may result in the accumulation of cytotoxic mediators and energy depletion