Method for systemic treatment of catabolic conditions and systemic tissue damage

摘要

This is a method for treating patients with catabolic conditions, burns, trauma and peptic ulcers, as well as patients who are about to undergo, are undergoing or have just undergone surgery. The method comprises administering a composition containing a complex of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3). The preferred form is IGF-I/IGFBP-3.