Lack of effect of methylene blue in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Methylene blue (MB) is a drug with a long history and good safety profile, and with recently-described features desirable in a treatment for ALS.We tested oral MB in inbred high-copy number SOD1 G93A mice, at 25 mg/kg/day beginning at 45 days of age. We measured disease onset, progression, and survi...

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Main Authors: Rosamond Lougheed, John Turnbull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3188547?pdf=render