Discovery of molecular nets inside heart muscles hold promise for new treatment

(National University Health System) Local researchers have discovered that a group of molecules, called chondroitin sulfate, normally found only in connective tissues such as the cartilage, accumulates and causes inflammation in the hearts of patients with heart failure. The discovery was made jointly by the National University Health System (NUHS), A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and is now published in Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/nuhs-do013118.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 31, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news