A drug that increases dopamine can reverse the effects of inflammation on the brain in depression, Emory study shows Akathisia is caused by drug induced dopamine receptor blockade, usually in the striatum. A gut produced peptide called BPC 157 often used for injuries has been recognised to reverse D receptor blockade, and repair dopaminergic Too often, BPC 157 gets boxed into a single use: injury recovery. Gabriel Alizaidy, MD, MS The Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Pleiotropic Beneficial Activity and Its Possible Relations with Neurotransmitter Activity