Promising results with FOL026💓 - similar effect as the growth factors in the VEGF family
“Vessel walls are continuously exposed to wear and tear caused by risk factors such as high cholesterol and blood pressure, smoking and diabetes. Inability to repair these damages increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes, and growth factors belonging to the VEGF family appear to be particularly important in repairing damaged vessel walls. Functional genetic studies, so-called Mendelian randomization, have shown, for example, that placental growth factor plays an important role in the protection against developing coronary artery disease. Previous research has also shown that the balance between damage and repair of the vessel wall is disturbed, especially in diabetes, and that this may be an important explanation for the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and other organ damage in this group. Today, we completely lack drugs with the same effect as the growth factors in the VEGF family. That we have identified that FOL026 has precisely these properties is therefore very exciting." Jan Nilsson, Professor at Lund University.
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Idag får vi träffa professor Jan Nilsson. Han berättar om de nya, lovande forskningsresultaten för #FOL026. 🤩
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