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Amantadine is an antiviral and antiparkinsonian drug that has been evaluated in combination therapies against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Controversial results have been reported concerning its efficacy, and its mechanism of action remains unclear. Data obtained in vitro suggested a role of
The risk of parkinsonism after antiviral treatment against chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is unclear.To investigate the association between CHC and parkinsonism and the efficacy of antiviral therapy.Using the National Health (1) Entacapone, a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor, is indicated, in combination with levodopa + a dopadecarboxylase inhibitor, for the treatment of parkinsonian patients who have motor fluctuations on levodopa therapy. (2) The clinical file contains only placebo-controlled trials. (3) The two
Salvia is an important genus consisting of about 900 species in the family Lamiaceae. Some species of Salvia have been cultivated world wide for use in folk medicine and for culinary purposes. The dried root of Salvia miltiorrhiza, for example, has been used extensively for the treatment of coronary
Coumarin molecules have biological activities possessing lipid-controlling activity, anti-hepatitis C activity, anti-diabetic, anti-Parkinson activity, and anti-cancer activity. Here, we have presented an inclusive study on the interaction of 8-substituted-7-hydroxy coumarin derivatives
When peripheral decarboxylation is blocked by carbidopa or benserazide, the main metabolic pathway of levodopa is O-methylation by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). Entacapone and tolcapone are new potent, selective and reversible nitrocatechol-type COMT inhibitors. Animal studies have