biostudies-literatureVigili de Kreutzenberg SMinistero dell&apos;Università e della Ricerca1555-1568https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9345831biostudies-literatureUnknown65(9)<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>Ectopic calcification is a typical feature of diabetic vascular disease and resembles an accelerated ageing phenotype. We previously found an excess of myeloid calcifying cells in diabetic individuals. We herein examined molecular and cellular pathways linking atherosclerotic calcification with calcification by myeloid cells in the diabetic milieu.<h4>Methods</h4>We first examined the associations among coronary calcification, myeloid calcifying cell levels and mononuclear cell gene expression in a cross-sectional study of 87 participants with type 2 diabetes undergoing elective coronary angiography. Then, we undertook in vitro studies on mesenchymal stem cells and the THP-1 myeloid cell line to verify the causal relationships of the observed associations.<h4>ResultDiabetologiaA miR-125/Sirtuin-7 pathway drives the pro-calcific potential of myeloid cells in diabetic vascular disease.PMC9345831PRIN 2015ZTT5KB; PRIN 2010YK7Z5KCappellari RMazzucato MCeolotto GFraccaro CVigili de Kreutzenberg SGiannella AFaggin EAvogaro AFadini GPTarantini GfalseA miR-125/Sirtuin-7 pathway drives the pro-calcific potential of myeloid cells in diabetic vascular disease.<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>Ectopic calcification is a typical feature of diabetic vascular disease and resembles an accelerated ageing phenotype. We previously found an excess of myeloid calcifying cells in diabetic individuals. We herein examined molecular and cellular pathways linking atherosclerotic calcification with calcification by myeloid cells in the diabetic milieu.<h4>Methods</h4>We first examined the associations among coronary calcification, myeloid calcifying cell levels and mononuclear cell gene expression in a cross-sectional study of 87 participants with type 2 diabetes undergoing elective coronary angiography. Then, we undertook in vitro studies on mesenchymal stem cells and the THP-1 myeloid cell line to verify the causal relationships of the observed associations.<h4>Result2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Sep2026-05-09T13:28:31.106Z2025-04-05T21:24:57.241ZS-EPMC93458313570876210.1007/s00125-022-05733-2