Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammation of the artery wall caused by the accumulation of white blood cells (macrophages) and lipids (LDL) in the wall. It is commonly referred to as a hardening of the arteries. Oxidized LDL molecules trigger a cascade of immune responses which over time can produce a plaque. The plaque causes the muscle cells to enlarge, forming a hard cover over the affected area, reducing blood flow. Some of the cells in the artery, the endoplasmic reticulum cells, have a stress activation pathway that is increasingly recognized as a crucial factor in the development of atherosclerosis.
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Hypertension reduced in mice on high fat diet by adding vitamin D for 6 weeks– Jan 2013
http://www.vitamindwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page_id=3706
which is the same article that the Council described.
Another mouse and vitamin D study
Vitamin D was important during mouse pregnancy – wonder about human pregnancy.
“Higher weight and blood pressure in second generation from mother mouse who had low vitamin D” http://www.vitamindwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page_id=3793
60+ hypertension and vitamin D articles are located at:
http://www.vitamindwiki.com/Hypertension
What about the role of calcium deposits within arterial walls and Atherosclerosis?
Since vitamin D increases the absorption of calcium, might Vitamin K2 play a role in reducing atherosclerosis through directing calcium from arteries to bones and teeth?