… Intimal Calcification Intimal calcification develops on the inner layer of vessel walls. This type
… from excess lipoprotein depositions in the vessels sub-endothelial walls, resulting in the …

… This review will examine several of the key mechanisms linking vascular smooth muscle
cells to vessel calcification that may be targeted to reduce vessel wall mineralization and, …

… Numerous studies have shown that the mineral deposited in the vessel wall is basic calcium
… bone tissue complete with vascular canals and marrow spaces within the vessel wall (4). …

… of atherosclerosis lesion progression and vascular calcification independent of bone …
marrow cells and vessel wall cells in reducing lesion size and calcification. Furthermore, our …

… Other evidence suggests that activation of resident pericytes in the vessel wall contributes
to vascular calcification. Pericytes are intimately associated with the endothelium in the …

… within the vessel wall or the anatomical site of calcification in the body, also the nature of …
that vascular calcification can be the inducer of inflammation in arterial vessels and not only its …

… vascular calcifications and mineral disorders [8]. In this review, we discuss the biology and
physiology of Mstn and Act-A in the vascular wall… the vascular wall, the calcification processes …

… Stiffness of vessel walls caused by calcification is very important in pathogenesis of organ
damage, overall morbidity and mortality [14,15]. Myocardial perfusion could be affected in the …

… This would explain the strong accumulation of MGP-related antigen which was found at
all sites of vascular calcification that we have investigated thus far. Obviously, conformation-…

… The confluent nature of the mineralization of medial calcification influences morbidity and
mortality differently, primarily by stiffening the vessel wall and reducing vascular compliance 23 …