Is modification of elastin by pentosidine associated with the calcification of aortic media in patients with end-stage renal disease?
Our results indicate that glycoxidative modification of elastin in aortic media may be involved in the enhancement of medial calcification in ESRD patients on haemodialysis.
This study demonstrates that soluble E-selectin is inversely associated with the muscular component of the left ventricle, thereby suggesting that the lack of such a reparative factor may be associated with cardiac remodeling in ESRD patients.