TCP: Old Antidepressant Could Treat Sickle Cell Disease
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 16:10
in Health & Medicine
Tranylcypromine, TCP, is an antidepressant drug used since the 1960s but may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a new finding in mice and human red blood cells. They found that TCP can essentially reverse the effects of sickle cell disease. read more