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SUBMITTER: Moschetta D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424048 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moschetta Donato D Di Minno Matteo Nicola Dario MND Porro Benedetta B Perrucci Gianluca L GL Valerio Vincenza V Alfieri Valentina V Massaiu Ilaria I Orekhov Alexander N AN Di Minno Alessandro A Songia Paola P Cavalca Viviana V Myasoedova Veronika A VA Poggio Paolo P
Frontiers in physiology 20200806
<h4>Introduction</h4>Osteopontin (OPN) is involved in ectopic calcification. Its circulating form is upregulated in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Circulating OPN levels positively correlate with oxidative stress, one of the major triggers of endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial dysfunction is, in turn, associated with reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability due to the impaired arginine pathway. The aim of this study was to better understand the correlations between OPN, oxidative str ...[more]