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. 2015 Jul 29;5(3):275–298. doi: 10.3390/brainsci5030275

Figure 5.

Figure 5

PDE5 inhibitors (e.g., Cialis and Viagra) increase the cyclic GMP levels in blood vessels that supply oxygen to skeletal muscles. PDE5 inhibitors are possibly effective for treating or preventing activity-induced fatigue and muscle damage in muscular dystrophy patients (e.g., dystrophinopathies, and possibly sarcoglycanopathies and dystroglycanopathies).