Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Vascular Calcification of Ins2Akita/+ Mice (original) (raw)
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Induction of elastases and kallikreins in Ins2 Akita/+ aortic endothelium.
Expression of ELA 1, 2 and KLK 1, 5, 6 in CD31-positive and CD45-negative presorted cells (a) from wild type (WT) and Ins2 Akita/+ aortas at 40 weeks of age, and (b) from aortas of WT, Ins2 Akita/+, Mgp tg/wt and Mgp tg/wt Ins2 Akita/+ mice at 40 weeks of age, as determined by immunoblotting.