Smooth muscle cell-specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 deletion reduces osteogenic transformation and medial artery calcification
Xie Y, Lin T, Jin Y, Berezowitz A, Wang X, Lu J, Cai Y, Guzman R. Smooth muscle cell-specific matrix metalloproteinase 3 deletion reduces osteogenic transformation and medial artery calcification. Cardiovascular Research 2024, 120: 658-670. PMID: 38454645, PMCID: PMC11074797, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle cellsPeripheral arterial diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsMedial calcificationMMP-3Osteogenic transformationRodent modelsAssociated with increased morbiditySmooth muscle cell calcificationChronic kidney diseaseEx vivo organ culture modelMMP-3 expressionOrgan culture modelMedial arterial calcificationTargeting MMP-3Matrix metalloproteinase 3MMP-3 proteinArtery calcificationArtery diseaseKidney diseaseVascular calcificationMuscle cellsTherapeutic strategiesCalcification mediumVitamin D3