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shawj1
04-29-2008, 01:20 PM
Shawj1 here: Hello to other members.

My question is on the isradipine research involving trials with PD patients.
Meredith and Surmeier and others at Northwestern University reported that isradipine slowed the disease process and destruction of dopamine producing neurons about a year ago. They also said the next phase was to develop clinical trials in humans.

Who is doing the clinical work in humans? Where can we see how they are progressing and when they might be finished their work?

Are there other scientific papers independently reporting similar results either with mice models or humans?

Who manufactures and sells generic isradipine in North America?




paula_w
04-29-2008, 05:54 PM
Altho this is a 2007 release, it does have contact info on it for this drug. The researcher is Dr. James Surmeir (sp?) at Northwestern. I spoke to him in October and he was working on dosage and said so far they weren't having the problem of droppng al ready low blood pressure even lower. This press release has his name and a contact
Let us know what you find!

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-06/nu-nfd060707.php

paula

jeanb
05-17-2008, 03:46 PM
shawj1

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread26205.html

here is another thread about isradipine. I'm taking it in case it works - but am not in a clinical trial.

jean

Robert Bert
09-11-2009, 10:38 PM
I'm just learning to use this site.

Wanted to get an update of your experience with Isradipine.

Thanks

Robert