Mecasermin
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| Routes of administration | Subcutaneous |
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| Formula | C331H512N94O101S7 |
| Molar mass | 7648.67 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Mecasermin (INN) (trade name Increlex) is recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I), which is used for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children with severe primary IGF-I deficiency.[1][2]
This drug is not to be confused with mecasermin rinfabate (trade name Iplex), which is a combination of recombinant human IGF-1 (rhIGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3). IGFBP-3 serves to prolong the action of IGF-1 in the human body.
References
- ^ Fintini, D; Brufani, C; Cappa, M (2009). "Profile of mecasermin for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children and adolescents with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency". Therapeutics and clinical risk management. 5 (3): 553–9. doi:10.2147/tcrm.s6178. PMC 2724186. PMID 19707272.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Increlex". Drugs.com. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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