title: Elimination characteristics of intravenously administered rIGF-I in Laron-type dwarfs.
abstract: The distribution and elimination characteristics (Ke alpha, Ke beta, t1/2) of an intravenous bolus of biosynthetic IGF-I administered to 10 patients with Laron-type dwarfism (LTD, 3 children and 7 adults) and 6 healthy volunteers (3 children and 3 adults) are reported. The mean (+/- SD) endogenous level of IGF-I in the LTD patients was 5.24 +/- 2.77 nM/l and in the controls 27.2 +/- 9.4 nM/l. In the LTD patients the mean elimination constant (Ke beta) was 0.004 +/- 0.001 min-1 and t1/2 = 2.6 +/- 0.7 h, whereas in the controls, Ke beta was 0.003 +/- 0.009 min-1 and the t1/2 = 4.4 +/- 0.5 h (p less than 0.05). The more rapid elimination of injected IGF-I in the LTD patients is assumed to be due to the absence of the GH-dependent 150 kDa IGF-I binding protein.
authors: Institute of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Klinger
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Garty
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Silbergeld
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Laron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I