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Neuroscience and science communication enthusiast. Retired bookworm. Dominus illuminatio mea.
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🫀 New therapy helps hearts heal after attack

Scientists have made a protein-like polymer that protects heart cells after a heart attack by calming inflammation and boosting repair.

So far it has been tested successfully in rats.

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adma...

#SciComm #HeartResearch 🧪
Protein‐Like Polymers Targeting Keap1/Nrf2 as Therapeutics for Myocardial Infarction
We describe a Keap1 targeting protein-like polymer (PLP) which activates Nrf2, an important cytoprotective transcription factor for relieving myocardial infarction-induced oxidative stress. This PLP ...
doi.org
April 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM