| Literature DB >> 1824371 |
J T Jørgensen1, T Chirstensen, M Jørgensen, G Jakobsen.
Abstract
With the advent of recombinant DNA technology, it is possible to produce biosynthetic human growth hormone (B-hGH). Novo Nordisk A/S has developed a method for manufacturing B-hGH which is identical to the 22K fraction of pituitary human growth hormone (P-hGH), using a nonpathogenic strain of Escherichia coli as host. B-hGH has been investigated extensively in physical, chemical and biological studies and found to be identical to P-hGH. Pharmacological studies have revealed that B-hGH possesses the same pharmacokinetic and short-term metabolic profiles as P-hGH. Long term clinical studies have shown that B-hGH induces a significant increase in height velocity in children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and is characterized by a low antigenicity.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1824371 DOI: 10.1007/bf02750980
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pediatr ISSN: 0019-5456 Impact factor: 1.967