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ADAMTS5 Deficiency in Calcified Aortic Valves Is Associated With Elevated Pro-Osteogenic Activity in Valvular Interstitial Cells.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2017
Li Fei, Song Rui, Ao Lihua, Reece T Brett, Cleveland Joseph C, Dong Nianguo, Fullerton David A, Meng Xianzhong
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OBJECTIVE: Extracellular matrix proteinases are implicated in the pathogenesis of calcific aortic valve disease. The ADAMTS5 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5) enzyme is secreted, matrix-associated metalloendopeptidase, capable of degrading extracellular matrix proteins, particularly matrilin 2. We sought to determine the role of the ADAMTS5/matrilin 2 axis in mediating the...
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