nNOS: How Important is it in Duchenne?

nNOS has been in the news lately so we asked CureDuchenne’s chief scientific advisor, Dr. Mike Kelly to answer a few questions.  Question: what is nNOS and why do we need it? nNOS […]

CureDuchenne – Clinical Trials – FDA

Following the long awaited news of Sarepta’s phase IIB results for eteplirsen and continued Phase III progress of GSK/Prosensa’s drisapersen, as well as the recent developments with PTC Therapeutics and […]

Tadalafil alleviates muscle ischemia in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy

A recent placebo-controlled clinical study on the effects of the PDE5A inhibitor drug Tadalafil (Cialis), demonstrated beneficial effects on muscle blood flow in a model of muscle ischemia in men with Becker muscular dystrophy who harbor a mutation in which the neuronal nitric oxide synthase is absent. The result reinforce earlier findings in mice and Duchene patients and highlight the role of this pathway in muscle homeostasis.