Lanthanum suppresses osteoblastic differentiation via pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein signaling in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

Volume: 108, Issue: 5, Pages: 1184 - 1191
Published: Dec 1, 2009
Abstract
A major cellular event in vascular calcification is the phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into osteoblast-like cells. After demonstrating that lanthanum chloride (LaCl3) suppresses hydrogen peroxide-enhanced calcification in rat calcifying vascular cells (CVCs), here we report its effect on the osteoblastic differentiation of rat VSMCs, a process leading to the formation of CVCs. Cells were isolated from aortic...
Paper Details
Title
Lanthanum suppresses osteoblastic differentiation via pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein signaling in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
Published Date
Dec 1, 2009
Volume
108
Issue
5
Pages
1184 - 1191
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