Protein reverses damage caused by heart attack

The protein molecule Thymosin beta-4 (TB4) has been found to encourage new growth and repair damaged heart cells in mice, within 24 hours after it is injected. "This molecule has the potential to reprogramme cells in the body to get them to do what you want them to do," said J. Michael DiMaio, associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern (UT-S) and senior author of the study. The study will appear in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. - New Kerala