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Title Breakthrough Research on Hereditary Heart Disease PLN: Hope for Treatment and Cure Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet World Today News Media type Web Country/Territory Netherlands Date 28/12/2023 Description Researchers have now shown that an important network in the heart muscle cell, which regulates the contraction and relaxation of heart muscle cells, becomes deformed by this incorrect PLN protein. The heart muscle cell therefore deteriorates and eventually dies, causing healthy heart tissue to diminish and scar tissue to form in the heart. This causes the heart to pump increasingly poorly.
The researchers have discovered that they can slow down the deterioration process in mice with this disease by having the heart muscle cell produce another protein called DWORF. This is the first step towards treating this disease. They published the results in the leading journal Circulation Research. In follow-up research, the researchers will study how they can stimulate this protein in patients, but also how they can suppress the wrong PLN protein.URL https://www.world-today-news.com/breakthrough-research-on-hereditary-heart-disease-pln-hope-for-treatment-and-cure/ Persons Nienke Stege Title Eerste stap naar behandeling Nederlandse hartspierziekte Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Hartstichting Media type Web Country/Territory Netherlands Date 21/12/2023 URL https://www.hartstichting.nl/nieuws/eerste-stap-naar-behandeling-nederlandse-hartspierziekte Persons Nienke Stege