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Menaquinone 4 increases plasma lipid levels in hypercholesterolemic mice

In calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) progressive valvular calcification causes aortic valve dysfunction. CAVD has several risk factors such as age and dyslipidemia. Vitamin K was shown to inhibit vascular calcification in mice and valvular calcification in patients with CAVD. We studied the effec...

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Autores principales: Weisell, Jonna, Ruotsalainen, Anna-Kaisa, Näpänkangas, Juha, Jauhiainen, Matti, Rysä, Jaana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7862223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33542347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82724-0