• Inflammation and Mechanical Stress Stimulate Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells 

      Bogdanova, Mariia; Kostina, Aleksandra; Zihlavnikova, Katarina; Zabirnyk, Arsenii; Malashicheva, Anna; Stensløkken, Kåre-Olav; Sullivan, Gareth; Kaljusto, Mari-Liis; Kvitting, John Peder Escobar; Kostareva, Anna; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Rutkovskiy, Arkady (Frontiers in physiology;9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-20)
      Background: Aortic valve calcification is an active proliferative process, where interstitial cells of the valve transform into either myofibroblasts or osteoblast-like cells causing valve deformation, thickening of cusps ...
    • Valve Interstitial Cells: The Key to Understanding the Pathophysiology of Heart Valve Calcification 

      Rutkovskiy, Arkady; Malashicheva, Anna; Sullivan, Gareth; Bogdanova, Mariia; Kostareva, Anna; Stensløkken, Kåre-Olav; Fiane, Arnt E; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle (Journal of The American Heart Association;6(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-22)
      Aortic valve stenosis due to calcification of the valve leaflets is the most common valve disease in the developed world. It is the third leading cause of cardiovascular disease.1 Risk factors include male gender, smoking, ...