Scientists turn scar tissue into heart muscle
Posted by staff / April 30, 2012
A new process that turns scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells could eliminate the need for stem cell transplant.
“This is a significant finding with many therapeutic implications,” says Duke University researcher Victor J. Dzau. “If you can do this in the heart, you can do it in the brain, the kidneys, and other tissues. This is a whole new way of regenerating tissue.”
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