| abstract |
The present invention relates to methods of treatment of patients having an undesirably low bone mass or an undesirably high rate of bone resorption or an undesirably low rate of bone formation, which method comprises administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of each of:n a) a first active component which promotes bone formation and promotes bone resorption, e.g. PTH; and b) a second active component which is a GLP-2, or a variant, an analogue, or derivative, or mimic of GLP-2 having the ability to bind and activate a GLP-2 receptor, or is a GLP-2 receptor agonist. |