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Posted by emla999/Lyme (Member # 12606) on :

Sodium phenylbutyrate may stop the progression of Parkinson's Disease.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/uocd-rfd030811.php

http://www.jbc.org/content/early/2011/03/03/jbc.M110.211029.full.pdf+html

***Sodium phenylbutyrate is currently approved by the FDA to treat urea disorders.

Posted by emla999/Lyme (Member # 12606) on :

It also appears as though phenylbutyrate may be useful in the treatment of chronic infections.

Phenylbutyrate Induces Antimicrobial Peptide Expression

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2786349/

"Our findings contribute to understanding of the regulation of AMP expression and suggest that phenylbutyrate (PBA) and/or ST7 is a promising drug candidate for treatment of microbial infections by strengthening the epithelial antimicrobial barriers. "

Phenylbutyrate in the treatment of Epstein Barr

http://tinyurl.com/3zn55gk

Is Phenylbutyrate useful in the treatment of HIV??

http://tinyurl.com/3wa85lb

Phenylbutyrate is an HDAC inhibitor and HDAC inhibitors seem to have potent anti-malarial properties.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19355992

So, phenylbutyrate may be an effective treatment for malaria and possibly babesia.

Sodium phenylbutyrate may also be useful in the treatment of cancer.

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