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Metformin increased the number of autophagosomes, green fluorescent LC3 puncta and the levels of LC3II/I, beclin 1, α-SMA and phosphorylated (p)-AMPK in the VSMCs that were treated with β-glycerophosphate when compared to controls; whereas, calcium deposition and the expression levels of RUNX2 and p-mTOR were found to be decreased. Treating the VSMCs with 3-methyladenine or compound C reversed the effects of metformin. The results of the present study suggested that metformin may alleviate β-glycerophosphate-induced calcification of V
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