Osteopontin regulates macrophage activation and osteoclast formation in hypertensive patients with vascular calcification
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DOI: 10.1038/srep40253
Abstract: Vascular calcification (VC) is a highly regulated ectopic mineral deposition process involving immune cell infiltration in the vasculatures, which has been recognized to be promoted by hypertension. The matricellular glycoprotein osteopontin (OPN) is strongly induced… read more here.
Keywords: activation osteoclast; macrophage activation; vascular calcification; formation hypertensive ... See more keywords