Article
Arterial calcification is driven by RAGE in Enpp1-/- mice.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2011
Cecil Denise L, Terkeltaub Robert A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Ectopic osteochondral differentiation, driven by ENPP1-catalyzed generation of the chondrogenesis and calcification inhibitor inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)), promotes generalized arterial calcification of infancy. The multiligand receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE), which promotes atherosclerosis and diabetic cardiovascular and renal complications, also mediates chondrocyte...
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