Inflammation is the response of the vasculature or tissues to various stimuli. An acute and
chronic pro-inflammatory state exists in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Because inflammation by now is a “traditional” finding that predicts poor outcome and
cardiovascular events in the vast majority of patients with ESRD, it could be argued that …

Within the normal range, higher serum phosphate concentrations are associated with
cardiovascular events and mortality in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in …

Abstract Background. Vascular calcifications (VCs) are frequently observed in chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and haemodialysis (HD) patients. They have been associated with …

Reduced serum levels of the calcification inhibitor fetuin-A associate with increased
cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. Fetuin-A–deficient mice display calcification of …

The serum glycoprotein fetuin-A is an important inhibitor of extra-osseous calcification, but
correlations between serum fetuin-A levels and the extent of vascular calcification are …

Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Renal Transp... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Renal …

Calcium and apatite granulations are demonstrated here to form in both human and fetal
bovine serum in response to the simple addition of either calcium or phosphate, or a …

Aims Fetuin-A has been identified as a potent circulating inhibitor of ectopic calcification. We
investigated the relationship between baseline fetuin-A serum levels and the rate of …

Considerable scientific progress in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification that has
accrued in recent years is reviewed in this article. Factors regulating mesenchymal cell …