These studies were supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81130010, 81470997, 31571186, and 81500545), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20150640) and Clinic Research Center of Jiangsu Province (BL2014080).
Aim: Experimental studies found that cinacalcet (ClNA) markedly attenuated vascular calcification in uremic rats, but its underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. Recent evidence have demonstrated that endo...
Acknowledgements This study was supported by grants from the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 81130010), and Project of Jiangsu Clinical Medical Science (No BL2014080) to Prof Bi-cheng LIU.
Aim: FTY720, a new immunomodulatory drug with low cytotoxicity, is currently used to treat multiple sclerosis. In this study, we investigated the effects of FTY720 on inflammatory cell infiltration in albumin overloa...
Acknowledgements This study was supported by grants from the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation (No 81130010), National Key Basic Research Project ("973") (No 2012CB517700), and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No BK201106; all to Bi-cheng LIU, Principle Investigator).
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