The absence of tissue growth effects also means AOD-9604 avoids many common side effects of growth hormone therapy including joint pain and swelling from connective tissue proliferation, carpal tunnel syndrome from tissue expansion, edema and fluid retention from protein synthesis and sodium retention, and concerns about growth-promoting effects in individuals with tumor history
The authors reported that intra-articular AOD-9604 injection in the rabbit osteoarthritis model produced macroscopic, histologic, and biomechanical evidence of cartilage preservation relative to untreated controls, with the combination of AOD-9604 plus hyaluronic acid yielding the most consistent chondroprotective effect [4]
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It binds plasma proteins more tightly and is retained far longer, which is why a single dose holds therapeutic levels for roughly eight to twelve weeks and supports a maintenance interval of two to three months
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inhibition of lipogenesis