Role of Macrophages in the Progression and Regression of Vascular Calcification

• Main Authors: Yalan Li (Author), Zhen Sun (Author), Lili Zhang (Author), Jinchuan Yan (Author), Chen Shao (Author), Lele Jing (Author), Lihua Li (Author), Zhongqun Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vascular calcification is an abnormal cell-mediated process in which bone-specific hydroxyapatite crystals are actively deposited on the blood vessel wall and is a significant pathological basis for the increased incidence and mortality of adverse cardiovascular events. Macrophages play an important...