Cortistatin (a somatostatin-related peptide) attenuated vascular calcification in rats, revealing a protective role against the arterial hardening that causes cardiovascular disease and death.
Key findingCortistatin (a somatostatin-related peptide) attenuated vascular calcification in rats, revealing a protective role against the arterial hardening tha
What the researchers found
Cortistatin (a somatostatin-related peptide) attenuated vascular calcification in rats, revealing a protective role against the arterial hardening that causes cardiovascular disease and death.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2010.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
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Cortistatin attenuates vascular calcification in rats.
Regulatory peptides, 159(1-3), 35-43
Citation
Liu, Yue; Zhou, Ye Bo; Zhang, Gai Gai; Cai, Yan; Duan, Xiao Hui; Teng, Xu; Song, Jun Qiu; Shi, Yi; Tang, Chao Shu; Yin, Xin Hua; Qi, Yong Fen. (2010). Cortistatin attenuates vascular calcification in rats.. Regulatory peptides, 159(1-3), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regpep.2009.09.005