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Ghrelin Attenuates the Osteoblastic Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells through the ERK Pathway

Vascular calcification results from osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. Ghrelin is a newly discovered bioactive peptide that acts as a natural endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagog receptor (GHSR). Se...

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Autores principales: Liang, Qiu-Hua, Jiang, Yi, Zhu, Xiao, Cui, Rong-Rong, Liu, Guan-Ying, Liu, Yuan, Wu, Shan-Shan, Liao, Xiao-Bo, Xie, Hui, Zhou, Hou-De, Wu, Xian-Ping, Yuan, Ling-Qing, Liao, Er-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22514603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033126