Involvement of Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins in Vascular Calcification

Prevalence of Calcification in Human Femoropopliteal Arteries and its Association with Demographics, Risk Factors, and Arterial StiffnessHighlights

(2018) Alexey Kamenskiy et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Combination of biomarkers of vascular calcification and sTWEAK to predict cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease

(2018) Milica Bozic et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Warfarin accelerated vascular calcification and worsened cardiac dysfunction in remnant kidney mice

(2018) Ming-Tsun Tsai et al.   Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Interrelated role of Klotho and calcium-sensing receptor in parathyroid hormone synthesis and parathyroid hyperplasia

(2018) Yi Fan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Elevated Circulating Osteoprotegerin Levels in the Plasma of Hemodialyzed Patients With Severe Artery Calcification

(2018) Marcin Krzanowski et al.   THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS AND DIALYSIS

Circulating osteogenic proteins are associated with coronary artery calcification and increase after myocardial infarction

(2018) Antonio E. Pesaro et al.   PLoS One

Autophagy Protects From Uremic Vascular Media Calcification

(2018) Bianca Frauscher et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Warfarin Use Is Associated With Progressive Coronary Arterial Calcification

(2017) Jordan Andrews et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

Endothelial-mesenchymal transition in atherosclerotic lesion calcification

(2016) Kristina I. Boström et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Augmentation of phosphate-induced osteo-/chondrogenic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells by homoarginine

(2016) Ioana Alesutan et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Gas6 protein: its role in cardiovascular calcification

(2016) Nadine Kaesler et al.   BMC Nephrology

Increased Peripheral Arterial Calcification in Patients Receiving Warfarin

(2016) Kum Hyun Han et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Valvular interstitial cells suppress calcification of valvular endothelial cells

(2015) Jesper Hjortnaes et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Increased plasma BMP-2 levels are associated with atherosclerosis burden and coronary calcification in type 2 diabetic patients

(2015) Ming Zhang et al.   Cardiovascular Diabetology

Serine Protease Activation Essential for Endothelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Vascular CalcificationNovelty and Significance

(2015) Jiayi Yao et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Vascular calcification: from pathophysiology to biomarkers

(2015) Séverine Evrard et al.   CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

Osteoprotegerin is a Better Serum Biomarker of Coronary Artery Calcification than Osteocalcin in Type 2 Diabetes

(2015) Raelene Maser et al.   Endocrine Practice

Pathophysiological Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Alkaline Phosphatase in Medial Artery Calcification

(2015) Campbell R Sheen et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Arterial Expression of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor Is Maintained by Physiological Pulsation and Protects against Calcification

(2015) Guerman Molostvov et al.   PLoS One

Inflammatory, Metabolic, and Genetic Mechanisms of Vascular Calcification

(2014) Linda L. Demer et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix Gla-protein is associated with mortality risk in patients with chronic stable vascular disease

(2014) Otto Mayer et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Atorvastatin Protects Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells From TGF-�1-Stimulated Calcification by Inducing Autophagy via Suppression of the �-Catenin Pathway

(2014) Demin Liu et al.   CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Biomarkers of Vascular Calcification and Mortality in Patients with ESRD

(2014) J. J. Scialla et al.   Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated Matrix Gla protein concentration is predictive of vitamin K status and is correlated with vascular calcification in a cohort of hemodialysis patients

(2014) Pierre Delanaye et al.   BMC Nephrology

Calcimimetics increase CaSR expression and reduce mineralization in vascular smooth muscle cells: mechanisms of action

(2013) Lucie Hénaut et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Biomarkers Associated with Vascular and Valvular Calcification in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

(2013) Chien-Te Lee et al.   DISEASE MARKERS

Phosphate-induced autophagy counteracts vascular calcification by reducing matrix vesicle release

(2013) Xiao-Yan Dai et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Inhibition of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Reduces Vascular Calcification and Atherosclerosis

(2012) Matthias Derwall et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Smooth Muscle Cell–Specific Runx2 Deficiency Inhibits Vascular Calcification

(2012) Yong Sun et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Vitamin K-Antagonists Accelerate Atherosclerotic Calcification and Induce a Vulnerable Plaque Phenotype

(2012) Leon J. Schurgers et al.   PLoS One

Bone Gla Protein Increases HIF-1α–Dependent Glucose Metabolism and Induces Cartilage and Vascular Calcification

(2011) Anna Idelevich et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Arterial Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Key Roles for Calcium and Phosphate

(2011) Catherine M. Shanahan et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Calcium Regulates Key Components of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell–Derived Matrix Vesicles to Enhance Mineralization

(2011) Alexander N. Kapustin et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Matrix Gla Protein Metabolism in Vascular Smooth Muscle and Role in Uremic Vascular Calcification

(2011) Koba A. Lomashvili et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Daily peritoneal administration of sodium pyrophosphate in a dialysis solution prevents the development of vascular calcification in a mouse model of uraemia

(2011) B. L. Riser et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Inhibition of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Protects Against Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification

(2010) Yucheng Yao et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Fetuin-A is associated with calcified coronary artery disease

(2010) Katsuhito Mori et al.   CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Treatment with pyrophosphate inhibits uremic vascular calcification

(2010) W Charles O'Neill et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Association of fetuin-A and cardiac calcification and inflammation levels in hemodialysis patients

(2010) Amal M. El-Shehaby et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Replicative senescence of vascular smooth muscle cells enhances the calcification through initiating the osteoblastic transition

(2009) Ritsuko Nakano-Kurimoto et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Smooth Muscle Cells Give Rise to Osteochondrogenic Precursors and Chondrocytes in Calcifying Arteries

(2009) Mei Y. Speer et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

BMP-2 promotes phosphate uptake, phenotypic modulation, and calcification of human vascular smooth muscle cells

(2008) Xianwu Li et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

High dietary menaquinone intake is associated with reduced coronary calcification

(2008) Joline W.J. Beulens et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Calcification is associated with loss of functional calcium-sensing receptor in vascular smooth muscle cells

(2008) Masih-ul Alam et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Effects of the blood coagulation vitamin K as an inhibitor of arterial calcification

(2008) Reidar Wallin et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH