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Spinach Nanoparticles Use Light to Aid Failing Rat Hearts
Key Takeaways
- Researchers extracted thylakoid membranes from spinach and formed nanoscale particles.
- Heart-cell membrane coatings improved uptake in cultured rat cardiac cells.
- Red-light activation increased ATP in treated cells and was associated with improved measures in rats with induced heart failure.
- The research is preclinical and does not demonstrate a human treatment.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org