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. 2022 Apr 15;9:854726. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.854726

TABLE 1.

Original research articles and reviews obtained after a search in PubMed with the following keywords: “extracellular vesicles” and “vascular calcification” and “senescence.”

Type of article Publication year References Model Experiment (tissue/cells) Findings/Results
Research 2021 (100) In vivo EVs pooled from the human whole tissue
proteome and miRNAome (carotid artery plaque
and calcified aortic valve)
71 proteins and 5 miRNAs were significantly altered between the artery and valve EVs
Research 2021 (101) In vivo

In vitro
The thoracic aorta of WT rat aortas
Tissue from human carotid arteries and human aortic
Human aortic VSMCs
Warfarin increased vascular calcification in an endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent manner via increased EVs release
Research 2021 (102) In vitro
In vitro
Human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells
EVs from bone mesenchymal stem cell
EVs from bone mesenchymal stem cell
Inhibition of VSMCs calcification
Research 2020 (103) In vitro
In vivo
Human VSMCs
5/6-nephrectomy + high phosphate diet mice
EVs from melatonin-treated VSMCs attenuate VC and aging in VSMCs and mice
Research 2020 (27) In vitro
In vitro
Human endothelial cells
Human VSMCs
EV from indoxyl sulfate-treated endothelial cells generate calcification in VSMCs
Research 2019 (104) In vitro
In vitro
Human endothelial cells
Human VSMCs
EVs from high glucose-treated endothelial cells induce calcification in VSMCs
Research 2017 (18) In vivo
In vitro
in vitro
EVs from elderly
EVs from senescent human endothelial cells
Human VSMCs
EVs of senescent endothelial cells and EVs from plasma of elderly subjects promote vascular calcification (in VSMCs)
Research 2015 (17) In vivo
In vitro
in vitro
EVs from plasma of CKD patients
EVs from TNF-α-treated human endothelial cells
Human VSMCs
EV from TNF-α-treated endothelial cells and EV from plasma of CKD subjects promote vascular calcification (in VSMCs)

Type of article Publication year References Title

Review 2022 (105) Matrix vesicles as a therapeutic target for vascular calcification
Review 2021 (106) Exosomes and melatonin: Where their destinies intersect
Review 2021 (100) Calcifying extracellular vesicles as building blocks of microcalcifications in cardiovascular disorders
Review 2020 (107) Omics research in vascular calcification
Review 2019 (108) Cardiovascular calcification: artificial intelligence and big data accelerate mechanistic discovery
Review 2019 (22) The interplay between mineral metabolism, vascular calcification and inflammation in chronic kidney disease (CKD): Challenging old concepts with new facts
Review 2019 (1) Multifaceted mechanisms of vascular calcification in aging
Review 2019 (109) [Molecular mechanism of vascular calcification] [Article in Japanese]
Editorial 2019 (110) A dual role for GRP in cardiovascular disease
Review 2018 (4) Role of smooth muscle cells in vascular calcification: implications in atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness
Review 2018 (111) Exosomes, the message transporters in vascular calcification
Review 2018 (21) Senescent microvesicles: A novel advance in molecular mechanisms of atherosclerotic calcification
Review 2017 (112) Vascular calcification in CKD-MBD: Roles for phosphate, FGF23, and Klotho
Review 2016 (113) Vascular calcification in uremia: New-Age concepts about an old-age problem: Methods
Review 2015 (114) [Vascular Calcification–Pathological Mechanism and Clinical Application–Mechanisms of vascular calcification]:
[Article in Japanese]