Activation of nuclear factor-kappa B accelerates vascular calcification by inhibiting progressive ankylosis protein homolog expression

Vascular calcification is a major risk factor of cardiovascular mortality, particularly for patients with end-stage renal disease and diabetes. Although chronic inflammation is one of the etiologic factors, the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. To clarify this, we studied how nuclear fac...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Gexin, Xu, Ming-Jiang, Zhao, Ming-Ming, Dai, Xiao-Yan, Kong, Wei, Wilson, Gerald M., Guan, Youfei, Wang, Cun-Yu, Wang, Xian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3376207/