Let cholesterol "discharge" the human body!Academicians shared the latest research results at the Jianfang Fair

Wuhan Evening News August 6 (Reporter Yu Danxia) "I will continue to participate in and support the Jianbo Fair, accelerate the progress of scientific research in life medical research." On August 6, at the 2022 World Health Fair Taikang Great Health At the media meeting, Song Baoliang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dean of the School of Life Sciences of Wuhan University, and director of the Taikang Life Medical Center of Wuhan University, accepted an interview with the reporter of the Yangtze River Daily.

Academician Song Baoliang accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily. Intern Xu Hongzhou Photo

Three days ago, Professor Song Baoliang's laboratory published a paper in Nature. Song Baoliang shared 6 years of research to unveil the genetic password to reporters and find the experience that promotes cholesterol to arranges. This paper reveals that ASGR1 protein promotes cholesterol extension into bile, and further discharge the body through feces, thereby reducing blood and liver lipid levels, which has obvious effects on atherosclerosis and fatty liver. Song Baoliang told the Yangtze River Daily reporter that the paper mainly said to reduce the new strategy of blood lipids. This foundation found that there is still a distance in the last clinical application, but modern scientific research has improved very fast, and the time of basic research and clinical transformation will become shorter and shorter.

Academician Song Baoliang shared scientific research experience on the spot. Intern Xu Hongzhou Photo

Song Baoliang said: "Now there are more and more diseases in social chronic diseases and cardiovascular diseases. The important reason is that the cholesterol and high blood lipids are high. Our results are to discover a new path. Then the gallbladder shrinks and bile enters the intestine. This cholesterol leaves the human body through feces. Experts think that this is the best way to reduce lipids. "

"Scientific research and teaching at Wuhan University, clinically at Taikang." Talking about how the Taikang Life Medical Center of Wuhan University improves the level of life medicine, Song Baoliang introduced that in recent years, Wuhan University has achieved great achievements in talent introduction and talent construction. The "acceleration" of talent growth is among the best among universities across the country.

"Chairman Chen Dongsheng said that we must adhere to professionalism, adhere to the main business, and promote long -termism; President Dou Xiankang said that original research is always exciting. Therefore, we adhere to original research and adhere to long -term exploration can we ensure that we can improve our country's life medicine The level of. "When talking about future planning, Song Baoliang is full of confidence. Wuhan University Taikang Life Medical Center is mainly engaged in basic scientific research related to life medicine. Very close.

"In December last year, Taikang Insurance Group donated 1 billion yuan to Wuhan University to support the construction of Wuhan University Taikang Medical College and Wuhan University Life Medical Research Center. Wuhan University took out a new scientific research of more than 50,000 square meters of 22 -story 50,000 square meters. Building, jointly build Taikang Life Medical Center. "Song Baoliang introduced that Wuhan University Taikang Life Medical Center will be built into a top life medical research institution, on the one hand, solving a series of medical problems in clinical practice; on the other hand nourish. At the same time, attract talents and reserve talents for Taikang's great health career, and realize the integration of medical teaching and research.

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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