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BMP-2 promotes phosphate uptake, phenotypic modulation, and calcification of human vascular smooth muscle cells.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2008
Li Xianwu, Yang Hsueh-Ying, Giachelli Cecilia M
Abstract excerpt
Vascular calcification is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events that are the most common cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease. Clinical and experimental studies indicate that hyperphosphatemia is a risk factor for vascular calcification and cardiovascular mortality in these patients. Our previous studies demonstrated that phosphate transport through the type III...
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