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Secreted Factors From Proinflammatory Macrophages Promote an Osteoblast-Like Phenotype in Valvular Interstitial Cells.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 2020
Grim Joseph C, Aguado Brian A, Vogt Brandon J, Batan Dilara, Andrichik Cassidy L, Schroeder Megan E, Gonzalez-Rodriguez Andrea, Yavitt F Max, Weiss Robert M, Anseth Kristi S
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OBJECTIVE: Resident valvular interstitial cells (VICs) activate to myofibroblasts during aortic valve stenosis progression, which further promotes fibrosis or even differentiate into osteoblast-like cells that can lead to calcification of valve tissue. Inflammation is a hallmark of aortic valve stenosis, so we aimed to determine proinflammatory cytokines secreted from M1 macrophages that give rise to a transient...
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