Neurological growth protein against heart disease

The latest study by scientists at the University of Bristol (UK) said that the protein nerve growth factor can help promote the expansion of myocardial blood vessels.

Experimental results in mice showed that if using a gene method to inject this protein into mice, the heart of the mouse will increase neurological growth factor, thereby promoting the effect of lowering the mortality rate of mice infected. heart disease.

Specifically, scientists have taken advantage of biotechnology to inject into the heart of a mouse a gene that directs the formation of a neuronal growth factor to make the heart of the mouse have more than the number of factors. Neurological growth compared to normal mice.

After that, scientists began to test whether the neuronal growth factor reduced the risk of death in mice with heart disease.

The experiment showed that, after heart disease developed, the survival rate of the injected mice had the function of directing the composition of growth factor up to 80%, the pumping function of the heart also improved markedly.

On the other hand, if injecting a rat with an antibiotic that acts to neutralize the neuronal growth factor, the rat death rate will increase, while the function of the heart will be significantly reduced.

Dr. Costanza Emanueli, who is in charge of the research team, said that animal experiments showed that the gene-based growth factor of the neurotransmitter could help protect cardiac muscle cells, promote muscle vascular expansion. heart, thereby helping to lower the risk of death after heart disease.

If this therapy can be applied safely to humans, it has great potential in the field of heart disease prevention.