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Epigenetic Regulation of Human Vascular Calcification.

Lova Prasadareddy Kajuluri, Yugene Young Guo, Sujin Lee, Michael Christof, Rajeev Malhotra

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Review in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lova Prasadareddy KajuluriCardiovascular Research Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1989-166X
Yugene Young GuoCardiovascular Research Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Sujin LeeCardiovascular Research Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6692-6880
Michael ChristofSchool of Arts and Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-0840-9095
Rajeev MalhotraCardiovascular Research Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0120-4630

Funding

NIH HHS R01HL159514 and R01HL162928
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular diseases present a significant threat to human health worldwide. Atherosclerosis is the most prevalent vascular disease, accounting for the majority of morbidity and mortality globally. Vascular calcification is a dynamic pathological process underlying the development of atherosclerotic plaques and involves the phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into osteogenic cells. Specifically, the phenotypic switch in VSMCs often involves modifications in gene expression due to epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNAs. Understanding the role of these epigenetic changes in regulating the pathophysiology of vascular calcification, along with the proteins and pathways that mediate these changes, will aid in identifying new therapeutic candidates to enhance vascular health. This review discusses a comprehensive range of epigenetic modifications and their implications for vascular health and the development of vascular calcification.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticVascular CalcificationAtherosclerosisDNA MethylationHumansMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleCVDsepigeneticsvascular calcificationVSMCs

Identifiers

PMID40428328
PMCPMC12111397

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