IGF-1

Peptide Medicineprescription

Insulin-like growth factor 1 is an endogenous peptide hormone and the active sequence used in recombinant medicines such as mecasermin. It is distinct from IGF-1 LR3, IGF-1 DES, growth hormone, and products that merely change endogenous IGF-1 concentrations.

Pharmacokinetic model

A route-level PK model for igf-1 is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.

Key facts

Category
Peptide Medicine
Suggested cadence
once daily

Research behind this entry

  1. The influence of vitamin D supplementation on IGF-1 levels in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis Kord-Varkaneh H, Rinaldi G, Hekmatdoost A, Fatahi S, Tan SC, Shadnoush M, Khani V, Mousavi SM, Zarezadeh M, Salamat S, Bawadi H, Rahmani J · Ageing Research Reviews, 2020 DOI

    Meta-analysis of eight randomized trials found no statistically significant overall change in circulating IGF-1 with vitamin D supplementation. This is indirect biomarker evidence and does not study administration,…

  2. Pharmacokinetics of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I given subcutaneously to healthy volunteers and to patients with growth hormone receptor deficiency Grahnen A, Kastrup K, Heinrich U, Gourmelen M, Preece MA, Vaccarello MA, Guevara-Aguirre J, Rosenfeld RG, Sietnieks A · Acta Paediatrica Supplement, 1993 DOI

    Direct human SC rhIGF-1 study reported about seven-hour time to peak and roughly 20-hour half-life in healthy volunteers, but about six-hour half-life in growth-hormone-receptor deficiency. That population difference is…

  3. Effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I administration on growth hormone (GH) secretion, both spontaneous and stimulated by GH-releasing hormone or hexarelin, a peptidyl GH secretagogue, in humans. Ghigo E, Gianotti L, Arvat E, Ramunni J, Valetto MR, Broglio F, Rolla M, Cavagnini F, Müller EE · The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 1999 DOI

    This citation reports a human clinical study involving IGF-1. It does not by itself establish a qualified dose, safety profile, efficacy claim, or pharmacokinetic route for this record.

3 published studies referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.