RESPIRATION DYSFUNCTION
A little help for the diaphragm
BGP-15 reduces ventilation-induced diaphragm dysfunction by improving diaphragm fiber and myosin function and enhancing mitochondrial activity.
H. Salah, M. Li, N. Cacciani, S. Gastaldello, H. Ogilvie, H. Akkad, A. V. Namuduri, V. Morbidoni, K. A. Artemenko, G. Balogh, V. Martinez-Redondo, P. Jannig, Y. Hedström, B. Dworkin, J. Bergquist, J. Ruas, L. Vigh, L. Salviati, L. Larsson, The chaperone co-inducer BGP-15 alleviates ventilation-induced diaphragm dysfunction. Sci. Transl. Med. 8, 350ra103 (2016). [Abstract]