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p53 negatively regulates the osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells in mice with chronic kidney disease.
Cardiovascular journal of Africa - 12 Jul 2012
Li K L, Chen J, Li Z H, Zhao L, He Y N
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AIM: To investigate the osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in mice with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to evaluate the effects of p53 on the osteogenic differentiation of the VSMCs. METHODS: Experimental models of CKD-associated vascular calcification generated by five-sixth (5/6) nephrectomy (Nx) and a high-phosphate (HP) diet were used in p53+/+ and p53-/- mice. Following 5/6...
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