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Putting immune cells into ‘night mode’ reduces heart-attack damage

Drugs that limit the activity of cells called neutrophils could make heart attacks less severe without compromising the immune system.
A close-up of an orange ECG heart trace showing an irregular heartbeat on a black background

Lower neutrophil activity means that night-time heart attacks tend to be less severe. Credit: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals/SPL

Manipulating the activity of neutrophils, a type of immune cell, could provide a way to reduce the severity of heart attacks1.

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Nature 649, 531 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00008-x

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  1. Aroca-Crevillén, A. et al. J. Exp. Med. 223, e20250240 (2026).

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