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High-Dose Menaquinone-7 Supplementation Reduces Cardiovascular Calcification in a Murine Model of Extraosseous Calcification

Cardiovascular calcification is prevalent in the aging population and in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes mellitus, giving rise to substantial morbidity and mortality. Vitamin K-dependent matrix Gla-protein (MGP) is an important inhibitor of calcification. The aim of this stud...

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Autores principales: Scheiber, Daniel, Veulemans, Verena, Horn, Patrick, Chatrou, Martijn L., Potthoff, Sebastian A., Kelm, Malte, Schurgers, Leon J., Westenfeld, Ralf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26295257
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7085318