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ReviewNutrients2026

Nutritional Modulation of the Immuno-Biomineral Interface: From Vascular Calcification to a Hypothesis-Generating Framework for Tumor-Associated Biomineralization.

Nishmitha N Hegde, Jayalaxmi Shetty, Chaithra Lakshmi, Mithra N Hegde

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Review in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nishmitha N HegdeDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, India.
Jayalaxmi ShettyDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7971-6770
Chaithra LakshmiDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0203-3415
Mithra N HegdeDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Nitte (Deemed to Be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5618-6778

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathological biomineralization is increasingly recognized as a regulated biological process involving interactions among mineral metabolism, inflammation, cellular stress, extracellular vesicles (EVs), extracellular matrix (ECM) components, and mineral precursors. These processes are particularly well characterized in vascular calcification, where immune, metabolic, vesicular, and matrix-associated pathways contribute to ectopic mineral deposition. Tumor-associated mineralization is also documented in several malignancies, but its cellular origins, mineral composition, and biological significance remain substantially less defined. The Immuno-Biomineral Interface (IBI) is proposed here as a hypothesis-generating conceptual framework for integrating these interacting processes and examining potential mechanistic connections between established vascular calcification pathways and tumor-associated biomineralization. Nutritional status can modulateseveral biological processes implicated in pathological calcification, including mineral homeostasis, inflammatory signaling, oxidative stress, ECM remodeling, and EV biology. Magnesium, vitamin K

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BiomineralizationMineralsNeoplasmsNutritional StatusVascular CalcificationAnimalsExtracellular MatrixExtracellular VesiclesHumansTumor MicroenvironmentMineralsbiomineralizationcalcium signalingcancerextracellular vesiclesImmuno–Biomineral Interfaceinflammationmacrophagesmagnesiumnutritionomega-3 fatty acidspolyphenolstumor calcificationvascular calcificationvitamin K2

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PMID42884649
PMCPMC13666607

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