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. 2020 Mar 23;21(6):2204. doi: 10.3390/ijms21062204
AA Ascorbic Acid
ahsg α2-Heremans-Schmidt Glycoprotein
AAV Adeno-Associated Virus Vector
ALP Alkaline Phosphatase
ApoE Apolipoprotein E
Abcc6 ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 6
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen
BMP Bone Morphogenic Protein
CKD Chronic Kidney Disease
EC Endothelial Cell
EndMT Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
Enpp Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase Phosphodiesterase
ECM Extracellular Matrix
FBS Fetal Bovine Serum
FGF23 Fibroblast Growth Factor 23
Galnt3 GalNAc trans-ferase 3
HDL High Density Lipoprotein
hFTC Hyperphosphatemic Tumoral Familial Calcinosis
Ppi Inorganic Pyrophosphate
LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
LDLR Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor
LMNA Gene encoding the Lamin A/C protein
MGP Matrix Gla Protein
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinases
Opn Osteopontin
Opg oPsteoprotegerin
PTH Parathyroid Hormone
PCSK9 Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RANK Receptor Activated Nuclear Factor κB
RANKL Receptor Activated Nuclear Factor κB Ligand
SPP1 Secreted Phosphoprotein 1
NPT2a Sodium-Dependent Phosphate Co-Transporters Type IIa
NPT2c Sodium-Dependent Phosphate Co-Transporters Type IIc
SD Streptozotocin-induced Diabetes
TNFRSF11B Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily Member 11B
VC Vascular Calcification
VSMC Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
VLDL Very Low Density Lipoprotein