Scientists have discovered a protein that is resistant to heart aging July 20, 2018 Source: Xinhuanet American researchers have found that using genetic engineering techniques to increase the level of a protein in Drosophila can keep its cardiomyocytes viable and significantly extend their lifespan. This study provides new clues for exploring the relationship between heart function, metabolism, and longevity. This protein, called focal adhesion protein, helps cells stick together and acts like a mortar for construction. The heart of many animals increases the production of focal adhesion protein during aging, helping to maintain myocardial structure and delay the decline of heart function. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed fruit flies with multiple copies of the focal adhesion gene gene, increasing the production of focal adhesion protein in cardiomyocytes by 50%. The results showed that these transgenic fruit flies were particularly active, exercise-enhancing, and lived for up to 9 weeks, while common fruit flies usually only live for 6 weeks. These transgenic fruit flies also metabolize glucose faster, which means that high levels of focal adhesion protein can increase the body's efficiency in absorbing nutrients. The researchers used toxic chemicals to interfere with the energy supply of cardiomyocytes and found that transgenic fruit flies were much more tolerant than normal fruit flies. The researchers said that they hope that their work in the future will bring about drugs that help humans improve the expression of focal adhesion protein and help treat heart failure. Related papers were recently published in the American Journal of Applied Physics and Bioengineering. Erythritol For Juice,Organic Erythritol For Juice,Liquid Erythritol,Puresweet Erythritol Ningxia Eppen Biotec CO.,LTD , https://www.nxeppen.com
Scientists have discovered a protein that is resistant to heart aging