Regeneration Of Damaged Heart Tissue

Posted: 6/19/2017

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Israeli scientists successfully regenerate damaged hearts

Weizmann Institute study finds molecule prevalent in embryonic cardiac tissue promotes rapid healing in adult mice, as well as in human cells

Here is the news release by the Weizmann Institute of Science: Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair

This article is significantly more detailed!

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Some salient quotes from first article (emphasis added):

1. “While heart regeneration in mammals has been observed during the prenatal stage, it is virtually impossible for the blood-pumping organ to heal after birth.”
2. “Researchers studied a protein called Agrin, common in fetal hearts, which rapidly disappears after birth. They now believe Agrin, which resides in the space between prenatal heart cells, controls the process of cardiomyocyte regeneration.”
3. “When tested in lab cultures, Agrin was seen to promote cardiomyocyte growth in the tissue of adult hearts — both mice and human.
4. And when injected into the damaged hearts of live mice, Agrin appeared to heal them and restore them to regular working order within weeks, greatly reducing scar tissue and replacing it with new healthy muscle cells.”