Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Hormone or other secreted growth regulatory factor,...
Patent
1997-03-26
1999-06-29
Weber, Jon P.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Hormone or other secreted growth regulatory factor,...
514 2, 930120, A61K 3900, A61K 3800
Patent
active
059165693
ABSTRACT:
This invention is a method for treating human erectile dysfunction using therapeutic amounts of human growth hormone (GH) administered systemically. Severing the parasympathetic nerves that regulate the erectile function during the course of surgery produces erectile dysfunction. Damage to these nerves by diseases such as diabetes mellitus and alcoholism and during aging may also produce erectile dysfunction. GH stimulates the regeneration of severed parasympathetic nerves that regulate the erectile function restoring potency. GH may act directly or by stimulating the production of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). The combination of GH plus an IGF (with or without one of the IGF binding proteins) may provide a better response than GH alone.
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Lue Thomas
Spencer E. Martin
Kerr Janet M.
Spencer E. Martin
Weber Jon P.
Weitz David J.
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