An Italian team has conceived a
nasal spray able to help repair hearts that have become less
efficient in pumping blood after heart attacks.
The team led by Michele Miragoli of Parma university and
Daniele Catalucci of CNR IGTB, have published their results in
the journal Science Translational Medicine.
The spray "contains a huge number of nanoparticles in a
system that imitates the mechanisms of atmospheric pollution",
Miragoli told ANSA.
"The nanoparticles travel towards the lungs and from there
immediately to the heart where they unload their drugs.
"In this way the drug gets straight to the heart and is much
more efficient".
Miragoli said experiments on patients could come "in the
space of 5-7 years".
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