What is the function of growth hormone?

Growth hormone is a peptide protein secreted by human pituitary gland, which mainly stimulates the liver to produce insulin-like growth factor, thus promoting bone growth. In recent years, children's short stature has become an important issue of concern to many families and society. The incidence of short stature in children accounts for about 3% of the population, and the treatment of short stature was once a world-class problem. With the continuous progress of modern medical technology, there has been a great breakthrough in the treatment of children's short stature. Through drug treatment, short children can grow up healthily and grow taller. At present, the preparation technology of growth hormone in China is in the forefront of the world, which is not only a short-acting growth hormone, but also the only long-acting growth hormone put into clinical use in the world. Long-acting recombinant human growth hormone can provide children with the "high energy" they need for a week only once a week, breaking the inconvenience and constraint of daily injection. Studies have shown that after three years of use, long-acting recombinant human growth hormone can still keep children growing at a high speed and help them grow taller. The clinical effect of growth hormone in the treatment of short stature depends on age, bone age and nutritional supply at the initial stage of treatment. Generally, the younger you start treatment, the better the effect. Short stature caused by growth hormone deficiency can generally increase by 10 ~ 12 cm in the first year after medication. If other drugs have been abused to increase the bone age of children, it will obviously affect the therapeutic effect. The course of treatment of growth hormone can generally last until the epiphysis is closed, and it should be checked every 3 months to monitor the curative effect and ensure the efficacy. Attention should also be paid to thyroid function during treatment, and levothyroxine should be supplemented when necessary.