Vascular calcification: Expression patterns of the osteoblast-specific gene core binding factor α-1 and the protective factor matrix gla protein in human atherogenesis

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 281-289

  Engelse, Marten A ^a   Neele, Jolanda M ^a   Bronckers, Antonius L J J ^b   Pannekoek, Hans ^a   De Vries, Carlie J M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Extracellular matrix; Gene expression; Macrophages; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CORE BINDING FACTOR; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 1; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOCALCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLS, CULTURED; CORE BINDING FACTORS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROPHAGES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034782716     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00375-3     Document Type: Article

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