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Angiotensin II promotes an osteoblast-like phenotype in porcine aortic valve myofibroblasts.
Aging clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2016
Xie Cuihong, Shen Yingnian, Hu Weilin, Chen Zhengping, Li Yongsheng
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OBJECTIVES: The mechanisms for pathogenesis of cardiac valve calcification were explored by studying the regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway during the transformation from cardiac valvular myofibroblasts to osteoblast-like phenotype. METHODS: Studies were carried on primary cultured porcine aortic valvular myofibroblasts. The cells were randomly divided into four groups and treated with angiotensin II (Ang...
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