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The antioxidant tempol ameliorates arterial medial calcification in uremic rats: important role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Feb 2012
Yamada Shunsuke, Taniguchi Masatomo, Tokumoto Masanori, Toyonaga Jiro, Fujisaki Kiichiro, Suehiro Takaichi, Noguchi Hideko, Iida Mitsuo, Tsuruya Kazuhiko, Kitazono Takanari
Abstract excerpt
Vascular calcification is closely related to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Accumulating data indicate that oxidative stress is associated with dysfunction of various organs, including cardiovascular diseases in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, it remains undetermined if oxidative...
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