Osteoprotegerin Inactivation Accelerates Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesion Progression and Calcification in Older ApoE <sup>−/−</sup> Mice - Concepedia

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Osteoprotegerin Inactivation Accelerates Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesion Progression and Calcification in Older ApoE <sup>−/−</sup> Mice

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2006

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Brian J. Bennett, Marta Scatena, Elizabeth A. Kirk, Marcello Rattazzi, Rebecca Varon, Michelle M. Averill, Stephen M. Schwartz, Cecilia M. Giachelli, Michael E. Rosenfeld

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Abstract

OPG inhibits advanced plaque progression by preventing an increase in lesion size and lesion calcification. OPG may act as a survival factor and may modulate MMP9 production in vascular cells.

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