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Hypertension drug may reverse cell death

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, United States (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have identified a drug used to treat hypertension that may also reverse damage from spinal cord injuries, cancer and Parkinson`s disease.

A team led by Purdue University researchers Riyi Shi and Richard Borgens found hydralazine, a medication that relaxes veins and arteries, may be an antidote for acrolein, a deadly toxin that`s produced after a nerve cell is injured.

The findings are detailed in two studies...

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/health/article_1156079.php/Hypertension_d

posted @ Monday, April 17, 2006 12:00 AM by host

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