Compositional change of gut microbiome and osteocalcin expressing endothelial progenitor cells in patients with coronary artery disease.

Osteogenic endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) contribute to impaired endothelial repair and promote coronary artery disease (CAD) and vascular calcification. Immature EPCs expressing osteocalcin (OCN) has been linked to unstable CAD; however, phenotypic regulation of OCN-expressing EPCs is not unde...

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Main Authors: Takumi Toya, Ilke Ozcan, Michel T Corban, Jaskanwal D Sara, Eric V Marietta, Ali Ahmad, Irina E Horwath, Darrell L Loeffler, Joseph A Murray, Lilach O Lerman, Amir Lerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249187