Growth-hormone-releasing Hormone - GHRH Analog Drug Development

GHRH Analog Drug Development

The GHRH analog tesamorelin (trade name Egrifta) is a drug for the treatment of lipodystrophy in HIV patients under highly active antiretroviral therapy, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November 2010. Chemically it is (3E)-hex-3-enoyl-GHRH. It may also reduce cognitive decline in older humans.

See also earlier work on Pro-Pro-hGHRH(1-44)-Gly-Gly-Cys. CJC-1295, CJC-1293 and Sermorelin.

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