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. 2021 Oct 15;131(20):e147116. doi: 10.1172/JCI147116

Figure 12. Schematic model illustrating the bone-vascular interplay during aging.

Figure 12

With advancing age or under metabolic stress, preosteoclasts in bone secrete a high amount of PDGF-BB, which infuses into blood circulation. Elevated circulating PDGF-BB, serving as a systemic progeronic factor, drives arterial stiffening.