A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure after heart attacks

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Researchers show that giving mice a form of the fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule called lipoxin improved heart function after a heart attack, as the lipoxin prompted early activation of the resolving phase of the immune response without altering the acute phase.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news