title: Metformin alleviates vascular calcification induced by vitamin D3 plus nicotine in rats via the AMPK pathway.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: China-Japanese Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoteng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Fu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Mengqi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, the State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Ji'nan, China; Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China. Electronic address: jxp1964@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002762:Cholecalciferol; D009538:Nicotine; D008687:Metformin; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases