ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of recombinant human growth hormone on serum levels of insulin like growth factor 1(IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3(IGFBP-3)in children with short stature.Methods 48 children were diagnosed with idiopathic short stature were collected.All children were randomly divided into control group and experimental group ,24 cases in each group.Children in control group received nutritional therapy, children in experimental group were given recombinant human growth hormone on the basis of control group treatment, both group were treated for 12 month.After the treatment, the serum levels of IGF-1,IGFBP-3 and the height were detected in all children.Results Compared with control group post-treatment,,the serum level of IGF-1 was higher in experimental group ( P<0.05 );the serum level of IGFBP-3 was higher in experimental group ( P<0.05 );the height was higher in experimental group ( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion Recombinant human growth hormone can significantly increase the serum levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 in children with idiopathic short stature, promote children growth, and have a guiding significance for clinical.