Viagra may be promising drug candidate in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
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A study led by the Cleveland Clinic finds sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, could help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Sildenafil is an FDA-approved drug used to treat erectile dysfunction known under the name Viagra and pulmonary hypertension under the name Ravatio.
The researchers examined over 1,600 FDA-approved drugs to see which had the potential to be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s disease effectively. The Cleveland group stated in a release that the interplay between two proteins, amyloid and tau, contributed more significantly to Alzheimer’s than either protein by itself.
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