RANKL is a downstream mediator for insulin-induced osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells.

RANKL is a downstream mediator for insulin-induced osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells.

Several reports have shown that circulating insulin level is positively correlated with arterial calcification; however, the relationship between insulin and arterial calcification remains controversial and the mechanism involved is still unclear. We used calcifying vascular smooth muscle cells (CVS...

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Main Authors: Ling-Qing Yuan, Jia-Hua Zhu, Hua-Wen Wang, Qiu-Hua Liang, Hui Xie, Xian-Ping Wu, Hua Zhou, Rong-Rong Cui, Zhi-Feng Sheng, Hou-De Zhou, Xiao Zhu, Guan-Ying Liu, You-Shuo Liu, Er-Yuan Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3240644?pdf=render

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