Take heart: Pitt study reveals how relaxin targets cardiovascular disease

(University of Pittsburgh) As a healthy heart ages, it becomes more susceptible to cardiovascular diseases. Though researchers have discovered that relaxin, an insulin-like hormone, suppresses atrial fibrillation (AF), inflammation, and fibrosis in aged rats, the underlying mechanisms of these benefits are still unknown. In a recent Scientific Reports paper, University of Pittsburgh researchers discuss how relaxin interacts with the body's signaling processes to produce a fundamental mechanism that may have great therapeutic potential.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news