New drug could sustain oxygen-starved hearts

(University of California - San Francisco) In new studies conducted at UC San Francisco, a novel oxygen-delivery therapeutic restored the function of oxygen-starved heart tissue in an animal model of global hypoxia. Unlike its experimental predecessors, the new drug does not appear to cause systemic side effects or overcorrect with excessive blood oxygenation, which can itself be toxic. Instead, the new drug delivers its precious oxygen cargo only to the tissues that need it most.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
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