REPURPOSING DRUGS:BLOOD PRESSURE DRUG IMPROVES REGENERATION OF MUSCLE AND PREVENTS WASTING
Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jeffrey Newman
Research at John’s Hopkins has revealed that losartin, a commonly used blood pressure drug improves regeneration of injured muscle and protects against muscle wasting from inactivity. Clinical trials are now being prepared for older adults. The study is reported in the online May 11 issue of the journal SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. Previous studies of losartan’s […]