rowland's wife
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- Joined
- Nov 22, 2008
- Messages
- 34
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 09/2008
- Country
- US
- State
- Arkansas
- City
- Lamar
has anyone heard of SB-509? my husband got a letter about participating in a 11 month clinical trial for SB-509. It says that when it is injected into the muscles of the neck, arms,and/ or legs,the drug enters the muscles and nerve cells around the injection sites and causes these cells to make a protein. This protein causes cells to increase production of another protein called vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), which may improve the structure and function of nerves and muscles.The increase in an individuals own VEGF proteins may protect and repair the damaged motor nerves and muscles caused by ALS.