Study establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries

PhysOrg.com May 10, 2009

By eliminating the gene for a
signaling protein called cyclophilin
A (CypA) from a strain of mice,
researchers at the University of
Rochester and were able to provide
complete protection against
abdominal aortic aneurysm, a fatal
event in 90 percent of cases.
Inhibition of CypA also appears to
have benefit in several diseases
that involve blood..

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