Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted: July 7, 2006
Summary:
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are utilizing a protein to "switch on" the ability to repair damaged heart tissue. By triggering the cell-cycle signal, researchers can manipulate cells in animal models to regenerate damaged heart tissue. If this research is someday successfully translated to humans, it could change the approach to treating heart disease, the nation's leading killer.
Commentary: Hopefully this research will yield successful human treatments that are less invasive than conventional heart surgery and do not have harmful side effects or pose other health risks.
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