Short-term cyproheptadine therapy in underweight children: Effects on growth and serum insulin-like growth factor-I

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Pat Mahachoklertwattana, Santhira Wanasuwankul, Preamrudee Poomthavorn, Lulin Choubtum, Arporn Sriphrapradang
• مؤلفون آخرون: Mahidol University
• التنسيق: مقال
• منشور في: 2018
• الموضوعات: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/27315

Background: Cyproheptadine, an appetite stimulant, has been used in poor-appetite underweight children. Its beneficial effects on enhancing growth rate have been demonstrated. In contrast, an adverse effect on blunting growth hormone (GH) secretion has also been reported. To date, however, its effec...