Inflammation Disrupts the LDL Receptor Pathway and Accelerates the Progression of Vascular Calcification in ESRD Patients

Jing Liu; Kun Ling Ma; Min Gao; Chang Xian Wang; Jie Ni; Yang Zhang; Xiao Liang Zhang; Hong Liu; Yan Li Wang; Bi Cheng Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047217

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Inflammation Disrupts the LDL Receptor Pathway and Accelerates the Progression of Vascular Calcification in ESRD Patients

Jing Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Kun Ling Ma ,

* E-mail: mmkkll@hotmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Min Gao,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Chang Xian Wang,

Affiliation Department of Infection Management, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Jie Ni,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yang Zhang,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Xiao Liang Zhang,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Hong Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yan Li Wang,

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Bi Cheng Liu

Affiliation Institute of Nephrology, Zhong Da Hospital, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
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Inflammation Disrupts the LDL Receptor Pathway and Accelerates the Progression of Vascular Calcification in ESRD Patients

Jing Liu,
Kun Ling Ma,
Min Gao,
Chang Xian Wang,
Jie Ni,
Yang Zhang,
Xiao Liang Zhang,
Hong Liu,
Yan Li Wang,
Bi Cheng Liu

Published: October 24, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047217

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