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ENDOCRINE REVIEWS
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 623-646Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/er.2001-0022
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An understanding of the events that occur during GH receptor (GHR) signaling has facilitated the development of a GHR antagonist (pegvisomant) for use in humans. This molecule has been designed to compete with native GH for the GHR and to prevent its proper or functional dimerization-a process that is critical for GH signal transduction and IGF-I synthesis and secretion. Clinical trials in patients with acromegaly show GHR blockade to be an exciting new mode of therapy for this condition, and pegvisomant may have a therapeutic role in diseases, such as diabetes and malignancy, in which abnormalities of the GH/IGF-I axis have been observed. This review charts the discovery and development of GHR antagonists and details the experience gained in patients with acromegaly.
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