Thursday, March 28, 2013

Deferiprone and idebenone rescue frataxin depletion phenotypes in a Drosophila model of Friedreich’s ataxia

Deferiprone and idebenone rescue frataxin depletion phenotypes in a Drosophila model of Friedreich’s ataxia. Sirena Soriano, José V. Llorens, Laura B. Sobero, Lucía Gutiérrez, Pablo Calap-Quintana, M. Puerto Morales, M. Dolores Moltó, M. José Martínez-Sebastián. Gene, Available online 28 March 2013.

Keywords: Frataxin, aconitase, mitochondria, oxidative stress, life span, climbing capability

Edison Pharmaceuticals, Inc. signs licensing agreement with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. for development & commercialization of orphan mitochondrial and adult central nervous system disease drugs

Edison Pharmaceuticals, Inc. signs licensing agreement with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. for development & commercialization of orphan mitochondrial and adult central nervous system disease drugs.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has entered into a research/development and commercialization agreement with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (DSP) for the development of EPI-743 and EPI-589 in Japan. read more...