Use of growth hormone or a growth hormone secretagogue for promoting bone formation
申请人:——
公开号:US20020128178A1
公开(公告)日:2002-09-12
The invention provides a method of enhancing the healing of bone fractures in an animal subjected to distraction osteogenesis, the method comprising administering, to the animal in need thereof, a growth hormone or a growth hormone secretagogue in an amount sufficient to provide bone formation simultaneous with the distraction procedure.
The invention further provides a method for treatment of patients suffering from fractured bones by distractive osteogenesis, which method comprises administering an effective amount of a growth hormone or a growth hormone secretagogue to a patient in need of such a treatment in conjunction with the distraction procedure, as well the use of a growth hormone or a growth hormone secretagogue for the manufacture of a medicament for the enhancement of healing of bone fractures in distractive osteogenesis,
该发明提供了一种增强动物骨折愈合的方法,该动物经历牵张成骨术,所述方法包括向需要的动物施用足够量的生长激素或生长激素分泌素,以在牵张过程中同时促进骨形成。该发明还提供了一种治疗患有骨折的患者的方法,通过牵张成骨术,该方法包括向需要此类治疗的患者施用有效量的生长激素或生长激素分泌素,与牵张过程同时进行,以及使用生长激素或生长激素分泌素制造药物,以增强牵张成骨术中骨折愈合的效果。