摘要 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for improving functional capacity of tissues and organs in both healthy and pathologic disease states for: reducing unwanted cosmetic effects of aging on the skin to reduce wrinkles, to increase collagen and water content, thicken and increase skin volume and to maintain a youthful appearance to age and sun damaged skin, to treat diseases of skin and tissues caused by ischemia of venous congestion and arterial insufficiency, to accelerate healing of tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, nerves, bones or neuromuscular injuries or diseases, to improve and restore the functional capacity of specific tissues and organs of the body, and to treat hair loss comprising an effective amount of an insulin-like growth factor selected from the group consisting of IGF-1 (Somatmedin-C) and analogue LR3 IGF1 in admixture with a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier. |