Eicosapentaenoic acid prevents arterial calcification in klotho mutant mice.

Eicosapentaenoic acid prevents arterial calcification in klotho mutant mice.

<h4>Background</h4>The klotho gene was identified as an "aging-suppressor" gene that accelerates arterial calcification when disrupted. Serum and vascular klotho levels are reduced in patients with chronic kidney disease, and the reduced levels are associated with arterial calc...

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Main Authors: Kazufumi Nakamura, Daiji Miura, Yukihiro Saito, Kei Yunoki, Yasushi Koyama, Minoru Satoh, Megumi Kondo, Kazuhiro Osawa, Omer F Hatipoglu, Toru Miyoshi, Masashi Yoshida, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0181009&type=printable
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