New strategy to accelerate blood vessel maturation has therapeutic potentials for ischemic diseases

Monday, October 10, 2011 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have described a new mechanism to enhance the restoration of the blood flow in ischemic diseases, which are among the leading causes of death worldwide. The scientists demonstrate that blocking the protein PhD2 in white blood cells accelerates the maturation of blood vessels.

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