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. 2021 May 18;11(5):452. doi: 10.3390/life11050452

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Representative image reporting the synergism between vitamin D and vitamin K. The imbalance between vitamin D and K in the blood results in a dysfunction whereby the excess calcium takes a route towards the soft tissues rather than the one leading to the bones, promoting vascular calcification. (BMP = bone Gla protein; MGP = matrix Gla protein; BMD = bone mineral density).