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Intravenous ribose helps recovery from heart attack. A potential dialysate additive to prevent stunning? |
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AHA: Synthesizing more ATP is limited by the production of ribose, a simple sugar the cells make very slowly. The researchers provided ribose intravenously, which passed into the heart cells and speeded the recovery of both heart function and energy levels from ten days to just over two days. Moreover, in a second model giving intravenous ribose for two weeks after a heart attack in rats prevented in large part the deterioration of the rest of the heart and preserved its function.
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