Vinpocetine Attenuates the Osteoblastic Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.

Vascular calcification is an active process of osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells; however, its definite mechanism remains unknown. Vinpocetine, a derivative of the alkaloid vincamine, has been demonstrated to inhibit the high glucose-induced proliferation of vascular smoot...

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Main Authors: Yun-Yun Ma, Lin Sun, Xiu-Juan Chen, Na Wang, Peng-Fei Yi, Min Song, Bo Zhang, Yu-Zhong Wang, Qiu-Hua Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5010196?pdf=render