Ribitol

1. Ribitol decreases fibrosis in mice.

   “improvement in muscle pathology with reductions in muscle degeneration, inflammatory infiltration and fibrosis.”

   Animalsin FKRP-P448L mutant mice6 months

   Ribitol dose-dependently enhances matriglycan expression and improves muscle function with prolonged life span in limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2I mouse model

   PloS one·1 Dec 2022

1. Ribitol extends lifespan in mice.

   “Importantly, ribitol significantly increased life span and muscle functions of the female animals receiving treatment from 10 months of age.”

   Animalsin FKRP-P448L mutant micefemales

   Ribitol dose-dependently enhances matriglycan expression and improves muscle function with prolonged life span in limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2I mouse model

   PloS one·1 Dec 2022

1. Ribitol increases matriglycan in mice.

   “This was associated with a dose dependent increase in matriglycan”

   Animalsin FKRP-P448L mutant mice6 months

   Ribitol dose-dependently enhances matriglycan expression and improves muscle function with prolonged life span in limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2I mouse model

   PloS one·1 Dec 2022

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1. Ribitol improves muscle function in mice.

   “Six months of ribitol treatment daily significantly rescued functions of skeletal, respiratory, and cardiac muscles dose-dependently.”

   Animalsin FKRP-P448L mutant mice6 months

   Ribitol dose-dependently enhances matriglycan expression and improves muscle function with prolonged life span in limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2I mouse model

   PloS one·1 Dec 2022