By Drug Target Review –
A new RNA-based therapy developed at Columbia University could help the heart repair itself after a heart attack without invasive surgery.
After a heart attack, it is possible for cardiologists to reopen blocked vessels and restart blood flow but the muscle cells that die during this process are lost permanently. Now in a new study, researchers at Columbia University have developed a novel RNA therapy that may help the heart repair itself by enhancing its natural healing mechanisms.
“The heart is one of the organs with the least ability to regenerate,” said Ke Cheng, Alan L Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering. “The spontaneous regeneration power is very, very limited.”
