Heart protein can monitor the treatment of angina

Said scientists in the United States they spotted a protein produced by the heart during its growth is believed that he could help treatment after a heart attack.

They pointed out in a study conducted on mice and published the latest test numbers of the science journal Nature that protein prevent cell death and the good performance of the heart in animals after a heart attack.
Said Deepak Srivastava, a researcher at the Medical Center at Dallas in Texas at the University of Texas Southwestern that if the protein similar effect on humans similar to what he does in mice, the impact would be great, he said, adding that nearly a million people have heart attacks in the United States alone.
He said in a statement published by the magazine that performance is very simple and avoids many of the problems of using stem cells.
It is known that stem cells are the key in the human body that can develop into any cell Furthermore they promise treating heart disease and other ailments. However, the use of these cells is still the subject of controversy because mostly extracted from human embryos.


One dose


And Srivastava and his team used a vehicle of a protein called "thymosin beta / 4" which is produced by embryos during the growth of the heart. The researchers gave about 58% of the mice protein factory while the rest were given a protein and placebo.
The researcher said in a subsequent interview that heart cells did not die as should happen if this easy escape during the twenty-four hours the first of a heart attack.
He added that within a few weeks there was also an improvement in the pumping of the heart group that was given treatment.
The researchers explained that protein did not have any side effects in mice and it was very effective to the extent that they see single dose may be sufficient.
Scientists are now preparing to conduct clinical trials to see whether the protein would have the same effect on people had a heart attack.
They also want also to know the chances of survival after a heart attack to determine the speed at which treatment should be given timely manner in order to be effective.

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