Method for treatment of patients with chronic liver disease
AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/S
InventorsNiels E. Skakkeb k, Soren Moeller
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Abstract
Patients with chronic liver disease and consequently very low concentrations of IGF-1 in the blood, in spite of increased GH concentrations, are treated with periodically injections of hGH for a period both parameters being individually adjusted for the patients.
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A method for treating a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver and consequently low concentrations of IGF- 1 in the patient's blood comprising treating the patient with an amount of human growth hormone effective to increase the level of IGF- 1 in the blood of said patient.
A method for increasing the concentration of IGF- 1 in a patient with low concentrations of IGF- 1 in the patient's blood comprising treating the patient with an amount of human growth hormone effective to increase the level of IGF- 1 in the blood of said patient.
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