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Reactive Oxygen-Forming Nox5 Links Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Vascular Calcification.
Circulation research - 11 Sept 2020
Furmanik Malgorzata, Chatrou Martijn, van Gorp Rick, Akbulut Asim, Willems Brecht, Schmidt Harald, van Eys Guillaume, Bochaton-Piallat Marie-Luce, Proudfoot Diane, Biessen Erik, Hedin Ulf, Perisic Ljubica, Mees Barend, Shanahan Catherine, Reutelingsperger Chris, Schurgers Leon
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RATIONALE: Vascular calcification, the formation of calcium phosphate crystals in the vessel wall, is mediated by vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive, precluding mechanism-based therapies. OBJECTIVE: Phenotypic switching denotes a loss of contractile proteins and an increase in migration and proliferation, whereby VSMCs are termed synthetic. We...
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