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Matrix Gla protein regulates calcification of the aortic valve.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Nov 2015
Venardos Neil, Bennett Daine, Weyant Michael J, Reece Thomas Brett, Meng Xianzhong, Fullerton David A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aortic valve interstitial cell (AVIC) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of aortic stenosis. In response to proinflammatory stimulation, the AVIC undergoes a phenotypic change from that of a myofibroblast phenotype to that of osteoblast-like cell. Matrix Gla-protein (MGP) has been identified as an important inhibitor of vascular calcification. We therefore hypothesized that MGP expression is...
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