Adrenomedullin up-regulates osteopontin and attenuates vascular calcification via the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway.

Cai, Yan

Adrenomedullin up-regulates osteopontin and attenuates vascular calcification via the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway. [electronic resource] - Acta pharmacologica Sinica Oct 2010 - 1359-66 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1745-7254

10.1038/aps.2010.89 doi


Actins--biosynthesis
Adenylyl Cyclases--metabolism
Adrenomedullin--metabolism
Animals
Aorta, Thoracic--metabolism
Calcinosis--chemically induced
Calcium--physiology
Cholecalciferol
Cyclic AMP--physiology
Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors
Enzyme Activators--pharmacology
Glycerophosphates
Male
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular--drug effects
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle--drug effects
Nicotine
Osteopontin--biosynthesis
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Signal Transduction
Up-Regulation