Osteopontin stabilization and collagen containment slows amorphous calcium phosphate transformation during human aortic valve leaflet calcification

By sjmartinez • May 29, 2024

Sivaguru M, Mori S, Fouke KW, Ajijola OA, Shivkumar K, Samuel AZ, Bhargava R, Fouke BW. Osteopontin stabilization and collagen containment slows amorphous calcium phosphate transformation during human aortic valve leaflet calcification. Sci Rep. 2024 May 28;14(1):12222. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62962-8. PMID: 38806601; PMCID: PMC11133482.

Tags: ACP, Amorphous calcium phosphate, aortic valve, Cardiology/Epi, Cardiovascular calcification, Cholesterol, Coalescing spherules, Collagen alteration, Collagen containment, GeoBioMed, HAP, Hydroxyapatite, lipids, Nodules, osteopontin, Publications, Spherules, Super-resolution autofluorescence

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