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Vascular Calcification [PDF]

Circulation Research, 2006
Once thought to result from passive precipitation of calcium and phosphate, it now appears that vascular calcification is a consequence of tightly regulated processes that culminate in organized extracellular matrix deposition by osteoblast-like cells. These cells may be derived from stem cells (circulating or within the vessel wall) or differentiation
Rebecca C, Johnson, Jane A, Leopold, Joseph, Loscalzo   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The emerging roles of irisin in vascular calcification

Frontiers in Endocrinology
Vascular calcification is a common accompanying pathological change in many chronic diseases, which is caused by calcium deposition in the blood vessel wall and leads to abnormal blood vessel function.
Shuangshuang Wang, Siwang Hu, Yuping Pan
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Serum Phosphate and Related Factors in ESRD-Related Vascular Calcification

International Journal of Nephrology, 2011
Vascular calcification is common in ESRD patients and is important in increasing mortality from cardiovascular complications in these patients. Hyperphosphatemia related to chronic kidney disease is increasingly known as major stimulus for vascular ...
Cai-Mei Zheng, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Chia-Chao Wu, Yung-Ho Hsu, Yuh-Feng Lin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak, Karolina Pytlak, Sandra Jaworowska, Bogusz Kulawiak, Piotr Bednarczyk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors attenuate vascular calcification by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum protein thioredoxin domain containing 5 dependent osteogenic reprogramming

Redox Biology
Aims: Vascular calcification is strongly linked to the development of major adverse cardiovascular events, but effective treatments are lacking. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are an emerging category of oral hypoglycemic drugs that ...
Shaofa Wu, Xiaolin Luo, Yang Chen, Zelan Wang, Xi Liu, Ning Sun, Junyong Zhao, Wenjian Luo, Jiawen Zhang, Xiaoyong Tong, Lan Huang, Chuan Liu, Zhexue Qin   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Matrix Gla protein is an independent predictor of both intimal and medial vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease

Scientific Reports, 2020
Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a potent inhibitor of vascular calcification (VC) and requires carboxylation by vitamin K to exert calcification inhibition. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergo early vascular aging often involving extensive VC.
Armand M G Jaminon, L. Dai, A. Qureshi, P. Evenepoel, J. Ripsweden, M. Söderberg, A. Witasp, H. Olauson, L. Schurgers, P. Stenvinkel   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diabetes‐induced vascular calcification is associated with low pyrophosphate and its oral supplementation prevents calcification in diabetic mice

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Induction of diabetes in three different mouse strains uniformly resulted in an increase in TNAP activity and a reduction in pyrophosphate (PPi) in the circulation. Inhibition of TNAP restored plasma PPi. Diabetes‐induced calcification in the media layer of the aorta was detected only in the Abcc6−/− strain, which is predisposed to ectopic ...
Krisztina Fülöp, Eszter Kozák, Natália Tőkési, Lilian Kocsis, Anikó Kelemen, Zsuzsanna Geszti, Adriána Kutás, Mariann Harangi, Ágnes Diószegi, Zsolt Rapi, József Balla, Olivier Le Saux, András Váradi, Viola Pomozi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Inhibitory Roles of Vitamin K in Progression of Vascular Calcification

Nutrients, 2020
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that is indispensable for the activation of vitamin K-dependent proteins (VKDPs) and may be implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Vascular calcification is intimately associated with CV events and mortality and is
A. Shioi, T. Morioka, T. Shoji, M. Emoto
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Calcium‐sensing receptor induces the apoptosis of chondrocytes in cooperation with phosphate transporter

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Excess Ca2+ ions activate the Calcium‐Sensing Receptor (CaSR), which subsequently drives the uptake of excess inorganic phosphate (Pi) via the Pi transporter (Pit−1) in chondrocytes. This mechanism causes a toxic increase in intracellular Pi concentration, ultimately leading to chondrocyte apoptosis and pathological mineralization. Excess extracellular
Sachie Nakatani, Hiroya Ueda, Ayumi Kawata, Yuki Sato, Kotomi Inomata, Hiroshi Mano, Masahiro Wada, Kenji Kobata   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source