Targeting androgen receptor in macrophages inhibits phosphate-induced vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by decreasing IL-6 expression
Haiyan Pang, Longfei Xiao, Zhi Lu, Haiyan Chen, Zhiqun Shang, Ning Jiang, Xiaojuan Wang, Wei Fang, Aili Jiang, Yegang Chen, Yuanjie Niu
Topics & Concepts
Vascular smooth muscleTransdifferentiationGene silencingCalcificationChemistryAndrogen receptorDownregulation and upregulationFoam cellReceptorCytokineMacrophageEndocrinologyCellInternal medicineCancer researchCell biologyBiologyMedicineBiochemistrySmooth muscleProstate cancerCancerGeneIn vitroParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsDermatological and Skeletal DisordersAortic Thrombus and Embolism