Short mitochondrial protein may help protect the aging heart from inflammation and failure
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have identified a protein called STMP1 that protects the aging heart by maintaining mitochondrial structure. The study suggests that the loss of this protein contributes to inflammation and heart failure.
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This discovery provides a potential new therapeutic target for treating heart failure and age-related cardiovascular diseases.
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Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have discovered that a relatively short protein may play an important role in protecting the aging heart. The protein, known as STMP1, is made up of 47 amino acids and helps maintain the internal structure of mitochondria, which are parts of cells that produce energy. The preclinical findings were published in Circulation .
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