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aeriela
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 Posted: 08/21/06 - 23:00 Post subject: Doxycycline to treat OPMD? |
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Hi, a friend of mine have this problem with limb muscle weakness and difficulties with swallowing. After seeing a doctor, he`s been diagnosed with Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Now, H heard about some antibiotic called doxycycline and I was wondering does anybody know if it`s some sort of a cure for OPMD?
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carberry
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Hi, heard about doxycycline, but for now it`s just a hope for persons with OPMD. Doxycycline (which treat infections) has so far shown well in treating mice with diseases like OPMD. I read about researchers who treated mice with fewer abnormal clumps in muscle cells, and they lost fewer cells. But, translation from mice to humans (when it comes to studing drugs) is not so straightforward, and represents only a first step. But it sure gives some hope to persons with OPMD – perhaps doxycycline, or something linked to it, will show well in treating that disease.
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