Beyond Scar Tissue: Can Understanding Cardiac ECM Remodeling Revolutionize Heart Repair?
Cardiovascular biology has seen significant advances in recent times, yet heart disease remains the leading cause of morbidity & mortality worldwide. A critical challenge following an acute Myocardial Infarction (MI, heart attack) is the irreversible loss of millions of cardiac muscle cells (Cardiomyocytes, CM). These lost cells are replaced by fibrotic scar tissue....
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First Empirical Evidence of Collagen Damage during Bone Fracture
Bone is a remarkable material, strong enough to withstand impressive forces without fracturing. Despite decades of research, however, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying bone’s fracture resistance has remained incomplete. It has long been hypothesized that collagen degradation occurs following bone fracture. Until recently, this hypothesis lacked empirical evidence due to a...
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