Significant Association Between Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase and Vascular Calcification of the Hand Arteries in Male Hemodialysis Patients

Significant Association Between Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase and Vascular Calcification of the Hand Arteries in Male Hemodialysis Patients

Background/Aims: Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) hydrolyzes pyrophosphate, which inhibits vascular calcification. We examined association between serum BAP and vascular calcification of male hemodialysis patients. Methods: Hand roentgenography of 167 male maintenance hemodialysis patients w...

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Main Authors: Eiji Ishimura, Senji Okuno, Hisanori Okazaki, Kyoko Norimine, Kenjiro Yamakawa, Tomoyuki Yamakawa, Shigeichi Shoji, Yoshiki Nishizawa, Masaaki Inaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-09-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Bone formation markers
Bone resorption markers
Hemodialysis
Vascular calcification
Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/355807

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