HGH - Growth Responses Following a Single Intra-Muscular hGH Plasmid Administration C

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Curr Gene Ther. 2012 Sep 11;
Higuti E, Cecchi CR, Oliveira NA, Vieira DP, Jensen TG, Jorge AA, Bartolini P, Peroni CN
In previous work, sustained levels of circulating human growth hormone (hGH) and a highly significant weight increase were observed after electrotransfer of naked plasmid DNA (hGH-DNA) into the muscle of immunodeficient dwarf mice (lit/scid). In the present study the efficacy of this in vivo gene therapy strategy was compared to daily injections (5 μg/twice a day) of recombinant hGH (r-hGH) protein, as assessed on the basis of several growth parameters. The slopes of the two growth curves were found to be similar (P>0.05): 0.095 g/mouse/d for protein and 0.094 g/mouse/d for DNA injection. In contrast, the weight increases averaged 35.5% (P