Association between Serum Zinc and Calcification Propensity (T-50) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and In Vitro Effect of Exogenous Zinc on T-50

Nakatani, S; Mori, K; Sonoda, M; Nishide, K; Uedono, H; Tsuda, A; Emoto, M; Shoji, T

Mori, K (corresponding author), Osaka City Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Nephrol, Abeno Ku, 1-4-3 Asahi Machi, Osaka 5458585, Japan.

BIOMEDICINES, 2020; 8 (9):

Abstract

Zinc inhibits vascular calcification in vivo and in vitro. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus show hypozincemia and are at an elevated risk of car......

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