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Each year, more than 800,000 Americans suffer a heart attack and many of those who survive are left with irreversible scarring and the slow progression towards heart failure. In this episode, Edward Thorp, PhD, explains how his team is exploring immune cells that influence the heart’s ability to heal after such injuries. In Thorp’s lab, they are uncovering fundamental molecular mechanisms by which the immune system regulates wound repair, reduces inflammation and regenerates tissue.
00:00 - Introduction: The Role of Immune Cells in Heart Healing
01:30 - How Immune Cells Regulate Tissue Repair
03:15 - What Is HFpEF? Understanding This Common Form of Heart Failure
05:30- Discovering Immune Stem Cell Activation in HFpEF
07:58 - Immune Cell Overactivation
10:26 - Blocking Fat Uptake: A New Therapeutic Pathway
11:40 - Why Newborns Heal Better Than Adults
14:24 - The Power of Proximity: Translational Science at Feinberg
16:05 - New Frontiers: Teaching the Immune System Tolerance in Transplants
17:15 - The Critical Role of Funding for Basic Science
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About Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois:
Our mission is to impact the practice of medicine through discovery and education to improve human health.
Each year, more than 800,000 Americans suffer a heart attack and many of those who survive are left with irreversible scarring and the slow progression towards heart failure. In this episode, Edward Thorp, PhD, explains how his team is exploring immune cells that influence the heart’s ability to heal after such injuries. In Thorp’s lab, they are uncovering fundamental molecular mechanisms by which the immune system regulates wound repair, reduces inflammation and regenerates tissue.
00:00 - Introduction: The Role of Immune Cells in Heart Healing
01:30 - How Immune Cells Regulate Tissue Repair
03:15 - What Is HFpEF? Understanding This Common Form of Heart Failure
05:30- Discovering Immune Stem Cell Activation in HFpEF
07:58 - Immune Cell Overactivation
10:26 - Blocking Fat Uptake: A New Therapeutic Pathway
11:40 - Why Newborns Heal Better Than Adults
14:24 - The Power of Proximity: Translational Science at Feinberg
16:05 - New Frontiers: Teaching the Immune System Tolerance in Transplants
17:15 - The Critical Role of Funding for Basic Science
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Visit the Feinberg website: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/
SUBSCRIBE: spr.ly/60073dxlv
TWITTER (X): spr.ly/60003dxmj
INSTAGRAM: spr.ly/60083dxWi
FACEBOOK: spr.ly/60063dxW0
LINKEDIN: spr.ly/60063dxqG
About Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois:
Our mission is to impact the practice of medicine through discovery and education to improve human health.
