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Direct effects of phosphate on vascular cell function.
Advances in chronic kidney disease - 1 Mar 2011
Lau Wei Ling, Pai Ashwini, Moe Sharon M, Giachelli Cecilia M
Abstract excerpt
Elevated serum phosphate has clinically been associated with vascular stiffness and cardiovascular mortality. Mechanistic studies over the past decade regarding local effects of phosphate on the vessel wall have provided insight into various pathways that culminate in vascular calcification. Smooth muscle cell phenotype change and apoptosis play prominent roles. The sodium-phosphate cotransporter PiT-1 is...
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