Which of the following is considered to be some of the best possibilities for acute therapy? And who is testing them in clinical trials? - anti-depressants, tumeric, stopping glutamate cell death, niacin, potassium,Irish coffee injection(caffeinol), xenon gas,Sigma-1 receptors,fish oil,marijuana, sensation stimulation, etanercept, caffeine, sleep, nicotine, alcohol, hypothermia, inosines and NEP1-40, SB623, tocotrienols, cardiac glycosides, SK3 channels and nWASP,snake venom, bat saliva
The answer, at least this doctor knew what he was talking about.
Dr__Gabor_Toth: Many of the above agents have been tried in cell cultures, animal models or less frequently humans. Results were many times controversial (antidepressants), potentially beneficial (potassium), indeterminate (caffeinol, desmoteplase bat saliva), or no clear benefit was seen (ancrod snake venom). Some agents/drugs have shown promising results in the lab, but no human trials have been conducted or completed yet (turmeric, niacin, xenon, NEP1-40).
another question
oc1dean: Could liposomes become the transport of choice to get past the blood-brain barrier?
Dr__Gabor_Toth: Although liposomes and basic science research are not my areas of expertise, but I have heard of animal studies using liposomes for potential stroke therapy. It usually takes time from animal models to go to clinical trials. If the animal dara are promising and the method/drug appears safe, human trials can be initiated in the future.
Cleveland_Clinic_Host: Thank you for joining us today. Dr. Toth's chat today is discussing acute stroke treatment options. If your question is directed toward chronic stroke care, recovery and rehabilitation, and most of them could be better answered by a PM&R (rehabilitation) physician, who specializes in stroke recovery.
I wish the host would have just said that no one knows how to help a chronic patient. The PMR doctors I have seen knew absolutely nothing for either acute or chronic rehab.
No comments:
Post a Comment