Improved Muscle Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy through L-Arginine and Metformin: An Investigator-Initiated, Open-Label, Single-Center, Proof-Of-Concept-Study.

Altered neuronal nitric oxide synthase function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy leads to impaired mitochondrial function which is thought to be one cause of muscle damage in this disease. The study tested if increased intramuscular nitric oxide concentration can improve mitochondrial energy metabolis...

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Main Authors: Patricia Hafner, Ulrike Bonati, Beat Erne, Maurice Schmid, Daniela Rubino, Urs Pohlman, Thomas Peters, Erich Rutz, Stephan Frank, Cornelia Neuhaus, Stefanie Deuster, Monika Gloor, Oliver Bieri, Arne Fischmann, Michael Sinnreich, Nuri Gueven, Dirk Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4723144?pdf=render