title: [Vascular calcification and bone-related factors].
abstract: Bone is consisted of bone matrix proteins produced by osteoblasts and minerals, Recently, it has been reported that bone-related factors are also involved in vascular calcification. Among bone matrix proteins, osteopontin and matrix Gla protein play important roles in vascular calcification. Regulatory factors for osteoblast differentiation (BMP) and osteoclast differentiation (osteoprotegerin) are also involved in vascular calcification.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Pathology and Bone Metabolism Department of Developmental and Reconstructive Medicine Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi