Uremic toxins in the progression of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease: mechanisms and therapeutic targets

YJ Lim, NA Sidor, NC Tonial, A Che, BL Urquhart - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive loss of renal function. The gradual decline in
kidney function leads to an accumulation of toxins normally cleared by the kidneys, resulting …

Vascular calcification and cellular signaling pathways as potential therapeutic targets

JH Kang, T Kawano, M Murata, R Toita - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased vascular calcification (VC) is observed in patients with cardiovascular diseases
such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. VC is divided into three types …

The crosstalk between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells aggravates high phosphorus-induced arterial calcification

X Lin, SK Shan, F Xu, JY Zhong, F Wu, JY Duan… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Arterial calcification is highly prevalent, particularly in patients with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD). The osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is the …

Calciprotein particles: balancing mineral homeostasis and vascular pathology

AG Kutikhin, L Feenstra, AE Kostyunin… - … , and vascular biology, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia associate with an elevated risk of cardiovascular
events, yet the pathophysiological basis of this association is unclear. Disturbed mineral …

Multi-parameter analysis of biobanked human bone marrow stromal cells shows little influence for donor age and mild comorbidities on phenotypic and functional …

A Andrzejewska, R Catar, J Schoon, TH Qazi… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Heterogeneous populations of human bone marrow-derived stromal cells (BMSC) are
among the most frequently tested cellular therapeutics for treating degenerative and immune …

Inflammation: a putative link between phosphate metabolism and cardiovascular disease

J Voelkl, D Egli-Spichtig, I Alesutan… - Clinical Science, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Dietary habits in the western world lead to increasing phosphate intake. Under physiological
conditions, extraosseous precipitation of phosphate with calcium is prevented by a mineral …

FGF23 and phosphate–cardiovascular toxins in CKD

I Vogt, D Haffner, M Leifheit-Nestler - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Elevated levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and phosphate are highly associated
with increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients suffering from chronic kidney …

IL-6 and sIL-6R induces STAT3-dependent differentiation of human VSMCs into osteoblast-like cells through JMJD2B-mediated histone demethylation of RUNX2

A Kurozumi, K Nakano, K Yamagata, Y Okada… - Bone, 2019 - Elsevier
Inflammation and vascular calcification are independent risk factors of cardiovascular
events. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) exhibit osteoblast-like characteristics in …

The impact of uremic toxins on vascular smooth muscle cell function

L Hénaut, A Mary, JM Chillon, S Kamel, ZA Massy - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with profound vascular remodeling, which
accelerates the progression of cardiovascular disease. This remodeling is characterized by …

Regulation of vascular calcification by reactive oxygen species

A Tóth, E Balogh, V Jeney - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vascular calcification is the deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals in the medial or intimal
layers of arteries that is usually associated with other pathological conditions including but …