Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a single-chain polypeptide composed of 84 amino acids. Available as Preotact, it is an identical form of human recombinant hormome which produced as a fusion protein undergoeing post-translational processing involving the cleavage of the OmpA leader sequence, leaving the mature protein as a single-chain 84 amino-acids polypeptide (9.4 kDa).
Preotact is used in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of osteoporotic fractures and is marketed in Europe by Nycomed. Preos is a registered trade mark owned by NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The name Preos and the New Drug Application is pending approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
For use/treatment in osteoporosis.
Paul Miller, Lakewood, Colorado, United States
Steven Harris, Mill Valley, California, United States
Radiant Research, Stuart, Stuart, Florida, United States
'East Bay Clinical Trial Center, Concord, California, United States
'Community Research Centers, Santa Ana, California, United States
Rush-Prebyterian-St.Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Helen Hayes Hospital, Clinical Research Center, West Haverstraw, New York, United States
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Maine Center for Osteoporosis, Bangor, Maine, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States
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