Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was used as a biomarker of osteogenic differentiation in VSMCs. ALP activity was assessed colorimetrically using an ALP Activity Assay kit (Nanjing Jiancheng Chemical Industrial Co., Nanjing, China), and normalized to total protein using the Bradford method [25]. Lysates were prepared according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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