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In Remembrance
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Published online 6 October 2010 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2010.518
News Damaged cell powerhouses linked to Parkinson's New uses for old drugs Such drugs have already been widely pursued as potential therapies for type 2 diabetes, and some have already been approved for that use. Avandia (rosiglitazone), a diabetes drug recently pulled from the European market because it raises the risk of heart attack, activates a key protein in the PGC-1α pathway. But a related drug called Actos (pioglitazone) has not been firmly linked to heart attack and remains in use. Beal says that a clinical trial to test Actos in patients with Parkinson's disease has already been approved by regulators. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/1010....2010.518.html no mention of metformin altho it sounds safe for diabetes.
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paula "Time is not neutral for those who have pd or for those who will get it." Last edited by paula_w; 10-08-2010 at 09:29 AM. Reason: duh just read laura's again...same study |
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