Macrophage-dependent IL-1 & #946; production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice

(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) One of the most serious complications of diabetes, heart arrhythmias, is now on its way to be prevented and combated. Heart problems are responsible for 65 percent of the deaths related to diabetes. This work confirms that the increase in blood glucose causes a specific inflammation, which directly affects the heart. Here the authors propose new therapeutic tools that are promising to treat the heart disease caused by diabetes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news