The article and research shows albuterol to do more than clen.
Albuterol in DMD Under Study at UCLA
MDA grantee Melissa Spencer at the University of California at Los Angeles and colleagues are studying the drug albuterol in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Albuterol, which is usually used to dilate lung passages in respiratory diseases, may increase muscle mass and strength. When used for muscle disease, the drug is given orally in a slow-release tablet.
Researchers believe albuterol may interfere with the actions of calpain, a
protein that could play a role in muscle destruction.
A preliminary trial of albuterol in 10 boys with DMD found a significant increase in average strength. The re-searchers are now conducting a double-blind study with 25 to 30 boys with DMD.
"In our initial study we had very few side effects in the patients," Spencer said. "Our hope is that albuterol treatment will become a component of an armamentarium of drugs that together will reduce the progression of DMD until a permanent cure is identified."
Eight visits to UCLA over the course of nine months will be required. The boys will undergo DEXA scans, low-dose X-rays that measure lean body mass (bone and muscle density).
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