O-GLYCOSYLATED AUTHENTIC IGF-I AND TRUNCATED VARIANTS THEREOF, A METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS

摘要

The invention relates to O-glycosylated authentic IGF-I, having three or more mannose residues to the Ser69 amino acid of the IGF-polypeptide chain or being truncated and having two mannose residues to the Thr29 amino acid of the truncated IGF-polypeptide chain. The O-glycosylated IGF-I according to the invention have substantially no insulin receptor affinity, which makes them valuable for use in therapeutic treatment. The invention also relates to a method of obtaining IGF-I as defined above by expressing IGF-I in yeast cells and isolating the claimed O-glycosylated IGF-I from the medium and to pharmaceutical composition containing these IGF-I together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient. It also relates to the use of the O-glycosylated IGF-I in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of e.g. growth deficiency and insulin resistant states.