AGEs-Induced Calcification and Apoptosis in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Is Reversed by Inhibition of Autophagy

• Main Authors: Hu-Qiang He (Author), Yuan-Qing Qu (Author), Betty Yuen Kwan Law (Author), Cong-ling Qiu (Author), Yu Han (Author), Ivo Ricardo de Seabra Rodrigues Dias (Author), Yong Liu (Author), Jie Zhang (Author), An-Guo Wu (Author), Cheng-Wen Wu (Author), Simon Wing Fai Mok (Author), Xin Cheng (Author), Yan-Zheng He (Author), Vincent Kam Wai Wong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Vascular calcification (VC) in macrovascular and peripheral blood vessels is one of the main factors leading to diabetes mellitus (DM) and death. Apart from the induction of vascular calcification, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have also been reported to modulate autophagy and apoptosis in...