Kidney healing improves after protein blockade, with less scarring and faster recovery — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recoveryContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. UCLA Heart Drug Shows Potential for Kidney Repairhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recoveryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recovery#u10876Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:36:29 +0000A drug created at UCLA to treat heart damage after heart attacks may also repair injured kidneys. Lab research indicates the drug helps kidney tissue regenerate. This treatment targets the ENPP1 protein to lower scarring and speed up recovery.What's confirmed:A drug developed at UCLA for heart tissue repair after heart attacks may also help kidney tissue repair and regenerate.The drug targets the ENPP1 protein to reduce scarring and accelerate recovery. UCLA Heart Repair Drug Shows Potential for Kidney Regenerationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recoveryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recovery#u5906Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:10:18 +0000Researchers found that a drug developed at UCLA for heart tissue repair after heart attacks may also help kidney tissue repair and regenerate. The drug targets the ENPP1 protein to reduce scarring and accelerate recovery.What's confirmed:A drug developed at UCLA for heart tissue repair after heart attacks may also help kidney tissue repair and regenerate.Still unconfirmed:The drug AD-NP1 blocks the ENPP1 protein to reduce scarring and speed up recovery in mice. UCLA Drug AD-NP1 Accelerates Kidney Repair and Reduces Scarringhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recoveryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kidney-healing-improves-after-protein-blockade-with-less-scarring-and-faster-recovery#u4585Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:57:54 +0000Researchers at UCLA developed a drug called AD-NP1 that blocks the ENPP1 protein to help kidney tissue regenerate. The drug was originally designed for heart tissue repair after heart attacks. It has shown the ability to reduce scarring and speed up recovery in mice.What's confirmed:The drug AD-NP1 blocks the ENPP1 protein to accelerate kidney repair and reduce scarring in mice.AD-NP1 was originally developed at UCLA to assist heart tissue repair after a heart attack.The drug is currently in FDA-approved Phase 1 trials.Still unconfirmed:Mayo Clinic researchers found a new way kidneys regulate