GAA knockout mice for treated with 4 new drugs in combination with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector encoding GAA
Heart GAA activity was increased by either salmeterol (p < 0.01) or DHEA (p < 0.05), in comparison with untreated mice
Glycogen content was reduced in the heart by adding DHEA (p < 0.001), salmeterol (p < 0.05), formoterol (p < 0.01), or clenbuterol (p < 0.01) to the AAV vector, in comparison with untreated mice
Wirehang testing revealed that salmeterol and the AAV vector significantly increased performance in comparison with the vector alone (p < 0.001)
The most effective individual drugs had no significant effect in absence of vector, in comparison with untreated mice