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"Could fruit help heart attack patients? Injection of chemical helps reduce damage to vital organs and boosts survival," reports the Daily Mail – "at least in rodents," it should have added.
When tissues are suddenly deprived of oxygen-rich blood (ischaemia), which can occur during a heart attack or stroke, they can suffer significant damage. Further damage can occur once blood supply is restored. Until now, scientists did not know the exact cause of this damage.
Through a set of animal experiments, researchers may have now identified the cause. It could be the result of an increase in a chemical called succinate. Succinate appears to interact with the returning oxygen molecules, creating harmful molecules (reactive oxygen species) that can damage individual cells.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/11November/Pages/Fruit-chemical-may-prevent-organ-damage.aspx
When tissues are suddenly deprived of oxygen-rich blood (ischaemia), which can occur during a heart attack or stroke, they can suffer significant damage. Further damage can occur once blood supply is restored. Until now, scientists did not know the exact cause of this damage.
Through a set of animal experiments, researchers may have now identified the cause. It could be the result of an increase in a chemical called succinate. Succinate appears to interact with the returning oxygen molecules, creating harmful molecules (reactive oxygen species) that can damage individual cells.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/11November/Pages/Fruit-chemical-may-prevent-organ-damage.aspx