However, it is not readily absorbed because the body needs to go through several conversion steps before it becomes usable
Feng JR, Wang F, Qiu X, McFarland LV, Chen PF, Zhou R, Liu J, Zhao Q, Li J (2017) Efficacy and safety of probiotic-supplemented triple therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in children: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Indeed, 17-AAG (Tanespimycin) and 17-DMAG (Alvespimycin), two synthetic derivates of Geldanamycin antibiotic, used as HSP90 inhibitors, improve physiological parameters in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mice model 25,26
Age represents one clear response modifier, with some evidence suggesting greater absolute improvements in older patients with more pronounced baseline deficits in matrix density and collagen content
So that's a big thing when it comes to wound healing because you need to dilate the blood vessels