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| Drs. Richard Lee and Amy Wagers |
“In this study, we were able to show that a protein that circulates in
the blood is related to this aging process, and if we gave older mice
this protein, we could reverse the heart aging in a very short period of
time. We are very excited about it because it opens a new window on the most common form of heart failure.” ~Dr. Richard Lee
Researchers have identified a protein in the blood of mice and
humans that may prove to be the first effective treatment for a form of
age-related heart failure, finding in mice that hearts reduced in size
and thickness and resembled healthy hearts of younger mice when the
protein GDF-11 was injected.
Two Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers — a stem cell
biologist and a practicing cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital —
have identified a protein in the blood of mice and humans that may
prove to be the first effective treatment for the form of age-related
heart failure that affects millions of Americans.
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