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SUBMITTER: Kochtebane N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3947876 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biochemistry research international 20140217
Purpose. Our physiopathological assumption is that u-PA, t-PA, and PAI-1 are released by calcified aortic valves and play a role in the calcification of these valves. Methods. Sixty-five calcified aortic valves were collected from patients suffering from aortic stenosis. Each valve was incubated for 24 hours in culture medium. The supernatants were used to measure u-PA, t-PA, and PAI-1 concentrations; the valve calcification was evaluated using biphotonic absorptiometry. Results. Aortic stenosis ...[more]