TABLE 22.2 Examples of Medical Agents Produced by Recombinant Microorganisms Drug Action Treatment Insulin A hormone that Diabetes promotes glucose uptake Tissue plasminogen Dissolves blood activator (TPA) Heart attacks and other vascular occlusions clots Superoxide dismutase Antioxidant Heart attacks and to minimize tissue damage Factor VI Blood-clotting factor Certain types of hemophilias Renin inhibitor Lowers blood pressure Hypertension Erythropoietin Stimulates the production of red blood cells Anemia

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