Vitamin D3 induces mesenchymal-to-endothelial transition and promotes a proangiogenic niche through IGF-1 signaling

Summary: Although vitamin D3 (VitD3) prevents angiogenesis in cancer, VitD3 deficiency is associated with greater incidence of cardiovascular events in patients.We examined the influence of VitD3 on the angiogenic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).VitD3 treatment increased the expression of Cardigans proangiogenic molecules in MSCs, which

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Who is vulnerable to energy poverty in China?

Energy poverty Batteries has been identified as a problem in China, but research to date does not discuss who experiences it, unlike in other countries.Here, we compared sociodemographic characteristics known to be linked to energy vulnerability in other nations between energy poor (EP) households and non-EP households, using the 2018 survey data f

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