Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (2005))

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
6372	mecasermin

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms IGF1 insulin like growth factor 1 Human prepro-insulin-like growth factor I IGF1A, insulin-like growth factor 1 (somatomedin C)

Synonyms

CEP-151

mechano growth factor (MGF)

myotrophin

Database Links
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL1201716
DrugBank Ligand	DB01277
Ensembl Gene	ENSG00000017427 (Hs)
Search PubMed clinical trials	mecasermin
Search PubMed titles	mecasermin
Search PubMed titles/abstracts	mecasermin
UniProtKB	P05019 (Hs)
Wikipedia	Mecasermin, IGF1

Comments

The recombinant form of human IGF-1 is an approved drug, mecasermin.