Because AOD9604 does not stimulate IGF-1 production and lacks strong GH receptor agonism, it may present a safer alternative for long-term OA treatment [1]
GIPR:GCGR co-agonism restores normal weight in obese rodents
No research program is without constraints, and acknowledging these limitations helps set appropriate expectations
AOD-9604 Vial Lyophilized 16-amino-acid synthetic fragment of human growth hormone (hGH 177-191 with N-terminal tyrosine) for laboratory reconstitution
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Gianello (PubMed) Research Focus : Mechanistic Preclinical Research Title : Development of a Human Growth Hormone Peptide Analogue AOD9604 into an Anti-Obesity Drug (Book chapter, Peptides: The Wave of the Future, APSY vol 7, 2001) Authors : Woei-Jia Jiang, Robert Gianello, Mark Heffernan, Esra Ogru, Roksan Libinaki, Frank Ng (SpringerLink) Research Focus : Preclinical Lipid Metabolism Studies (Mice) Title : The effects of human GH and its lipolytic fragment (AOD9604) on lipid metabolism following chronic treatment in obese mice and -AR knockout mice (Endocrinology, Dec 2001) Authors : M