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flag Gene therapy boosting GABARAPL1 reversed diabetic heart failure in mice and human heart tissue by enhancing glycophagy, a process that clears excess glycogen from heart cells.

flag Scientists reversed diabetic heart failure in mice and lab-grown human heart tissue using gene therapy that boosts the protein GABARAPL1, essential for a newly discovered process called glycophagy, which clears excess glycogen from heart cells. flag The treatment restored heart function without affecting blood sugar or weight, improved heart relaxation in human cells, and showed stronger effects in female hearts. flag Researchers say this targets the heart’s energy recycling directly, offering a new treatment path for diabetic heart disease. flag The study was led by teams from the University of Auckland and University of Melbourne, with funding from organizations in New Zealand, Australia, the U.S., and Diabetes Australia.

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