Low Magnesium Levels and FGF-23 Dysregulation Predict Mitral Valve Calcification as well as Intima Media Thickness in Predialysis Diabetic Patients

by Ana Paula Silva, Kristina Gundlach, Janine Büchel, Teresa Jerónimo, André Fragoso, Claudia Silva, Patrícia Guilherme, Nélio Santos, Marília Faísca, Pedro Neves
Published 2015-01-01

A magnesium based phosphate binder reduces vascular calcification without affecting bone in chronic renal failure rats.

by Ellen Neven, Tineke M De Schutter, Geert Dams, Kristina Gundlach, Sonja Steppan, Janine Büchel, Jutta Passlick-Deetjen, Patrick C D'Haese, Geert J Behets
Published 2014-01-01

Magnesium inhibits Wnt/β-catenin activity and reverses the osteogenic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells.

by Addy Montes de Oca, Fatima Guerrero, Julio M Martinez-Moreno, Juan A Madueño, Carmen Herencia, Alan Peralta, Yolanda Almaden, Ignacio Lopez, Escolastico Aguilera-Tejero, Kristina Gundlach, Janine Büchel, Mirjam E Peter, Jutta Passlick-Deetjen, Mariano Rodriguez, Juan R Muñoz-Castañeda
Published 2014-01-01