New Synthetic Molecule May Be Better for Treating Acetaminophen Overdose (1 of 1) (VIDEO)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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This video describes our work in developing a synthetic heparan sulfate molecule which is protective against acetaminophen-induced liver failure. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Mar. 18, 2020, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by K. Arnold at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC; and colleagues was titled, "Design of anti-inflammatory heparan sulfate to protect against acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure."

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[Credit: Filming and editing performed by Jenna Miller; Voice of Katelyn Arnold; Script written by Jian Liu and Katelyn Arnold; Katelyn Arnold, Jian Liu and Yongmei Xu are shown in the video.]

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