FGF23 and inflammation

Systemic inflammation is a recognized feature in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The role of systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification was recently settled. FGF23 was recently accused as a direct stimulus of systemic inflammation. This finding explains the strong association...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sharaf El Din, Usama A A, Salem, Mona M, Abdulazim, Dina O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
Materias:
Letters To The Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5215210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28101453
http://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v6.i1.57
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Sumario:Systemic inflammation is a recognized feature in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The role of systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification was recently settled. FGF23 was recently accused as a direct stimulus of systemic inflammation. This finding explains the strong association of FGF23 to vascular calcification and increased mortality among CKD.

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