Bone-derived PDGF-BB drives brain vascular calcification in male mice

J Wang, CL Fang, K Noller, Z Wei, G Liu… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Brain vascular calcification is a prevalent age-related condition often accompanying
neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases. The pathogenesis of large-vessel …

Elevated PDGF‐BB from Bone Impairs Hippocampal Vasculature by Inducing PDGFRβ Shedding from Pericytes

G Liu, J Wang, Z Wei, CL Fang, K Shen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence suggests a unique association between bone aging and neurodegenerative/
cerebrovascular disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying bone‐brain interplay …

Ossified blood vessels in primary familial brain calcification elicit a neurotoxic astrocyte response

Y Zarb, U Weber-Stadlbauer, D Kirschenbaum… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Brain calcifications are commonly detected in aged individuals and accompany numerous
brain diseases, but their functional importance is not understood. In cases of primary familial …

Functional Characterization of Germline Mutations in PDGFB and PDGFRB in Primary Familial Brain Calcification

M Vanlandewijck, T Lebouvier, M Andaloussi Mäe… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Primary Familial Brain Calcification (PFBC), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by
progressive pericapillary calcifications, has recently been linked to heterozygous mutations …

Skeleton-secreted PDGF-BB mediates arterial stiffening

L Santhanam, G Liu, S Jandu, W Su… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Evidence links osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease but the cellular and molecular
mechanisms are unclear. Here we identify skeleton-secreted platelet-derived growth factor …

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 promotes vascular calcification via SMAD1/5/8 phosphorylation

SJ Lee, JY Jeong, CJ Oh, S Park, JY Kim, HJ Kim… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Vascular calcification, a pathologic response to defective calcium and phosphate
homeostasis, is strongly associated with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. In this study …

The role of PDGF-BB in the bone-vascular relationship during aging

M Zaidi, D Lizneva, T Yuen - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and osteoporosis often occur together, suggesting an
association between CVD and bone loss. Similarly, the correlation of bone loss …

Paracrine osteogenic signals via bone morphogenetic protein-2 accelerate the atherosclerotic intimal calcification in vivo

Y Nakagawa, K Ikeda, Y Akakabe, M Koide… - … , and vascular biology, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Vascular calcification is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
Here, we investigated a role of dedifferentiated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the …

Osteocyte-intrinsic TGF-β signaling regulates bone quality through perilacunar/canalicular remodeling

NS Dole, CM Mazur, C Acevedo, JP Lopez… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Poor bone quality contributes to bone fragility in diabetes, aging, and osteogenesis
imperfecta. However, the mechanisms controlling bone quality are not well understood …

Osteocalcin regulates arterial calcification via altered Wnt signaling and glucose metabolism

NA Rashdan, AM Sim, L Cui, K Phadwal… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Arterial calcification is an important hallmark of cardiovascular disease and shares many
similarities with skeletal mineralization. The bone‐specific protein osteocalcin (OCN) is an …