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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2026

Uremic toxin p‑cresyl sulfate enhances the calcification of aortic valvular interstitial cells via klotho/sirtuin‑1 signaling.

Shao-Jung Li, Tzu-Yu Cheng, Yu-Hsun Kao, Wei-Yu Chen, Cheng-Chih Chung, Nguyen Ngoc Trang, Pao-Huan Chen, Yi-Jen Chen

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Shao-Jung LiDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tzu-Yu ChengDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116079, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yu-Hsun KaoCardiovascular Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116079, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Wei-Yu ChenDepartment of Pathology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116079, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Cheng-Chih ChungCardiovascular Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116079, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Nguyen Ngoc TrangRadiology Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
Pao-Huan ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110301, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yi-Jen ChenCardiovascular Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116079, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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Abstract

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), a valvular heart disease with severe complications, is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). P‑cresyl sulfate (PCS) is a protein‑binding uremic toxin that induces chronic inflammation. Klotho and sirtuin‑1 (SIRT1) represent potential therapeutic agents for mitigating CKD‑induced vascular calcifications. We hypothesized that PCS could enhance valvular interstitial cell (VIC) calcification, which could be modulated by klotho/SIRT1 signaling. Alizarin Red S staining, western blotting and immunohistochemical analysis were performed in order to examine calcification and klotho/SIRT1 signaling in isolated porcine VICs following various 7‑day treatments. VIC treatments included incubation with PCS (10 and 100

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Aortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisCalcinosisCresolsGlucuronidaseSignal TransductionSirtuin 1Sulfuric Acid EstersAnimalsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitDisease Models, AnimalHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKlotho ProteinsMaleRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley4-cresol sulfateCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCresolsGlucuronidaseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKlotho ProteinsSirtuin 1Sulfuric Acid Esterscalcific aortic valve diseaseklothop‑cresol sulfaterunt‑related transcription factor 2sirtuin‑1valvular interstitial cell

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PMCPMC13087847

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