Valve Interstitial Cells: The Key to Understanding the Pathophysiology of Heart Valve Calcification

J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Sep 14;6(9):e006339. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006339.
No abstract available

Keywords: aortic stenosis; ectopic bone formation; myofibroblasts; valve endothelial cells; valve interstitial cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aortic Valve / metabolism
  • Aortic Valve / pathology*
  • Aortic Valve / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / metabolism
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / pathology*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Calcinosis / metabolism
  • Calcinosis / pathology*
  • Calcinosis / physiopathology
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cell Separation / methods
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Fibroblasts / pathology*
  • Hemodynamics*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation Mediators / metabolism
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism
  • Myofibroblasts / metabolism
  • Myofibroblasts / pathology
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism
  • Osteoblasts / pathology*
  • Osteogenesis
  • Phenotype
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Inflammation Mediators
  • MicroRNAs

Supplementary concepts

  • Aortic Valve, Calcification of