Questionable method of prevention of atherosclerosis
From the editorial office:
It has long been known that an increased level of growth hormones shortens life expectancy and is a risk factor for various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. It is doubtful that the authors of the article published in the Circulation journal will still be able to climb the Christmas tree and not rip off anything to develop a safe method of preventing atherosclerosis based on IGF-1. So read the message below with caution.
A way to prevent the development of a heart attack is proposed
Medical news based on Medicalexpress materials: Researchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older adults
A team of scientists from the University of Missouri may have found a way to prevent the occurrence of a heart attack in the elderly. They found that insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), present in large quantities in young people, prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels.
Scientists explain that with age, the body begins to struggle worse with atherosclerotic plaques. Researchers have suggested that increasing the level of production of this protein will help reduce the likelihood of developing atherosclerosis, thus preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases.
Previously, scientists conducted an experiment on mice that were fed high-fat food for 8 weeks. One group of animals was additionally injected with IGF-1. The authors showed that the number of plaques in such rodents was significantly lower than in those who were not injected with growth factor.
Further, the scientists found out that in animals whose macrophages had no IGF-1 receptors on the surface, much more plaques formed in the blood vessels.
In the near future, scientists will test the data obtained on larger animals, and then proceed to experiments on humans. They hope that they will be able to obtain similar data and further develop therapy based on IGF-1.
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17.06.2016