Response to letter "Does PEDF improve atherosclerotic plaque stability by inhibiting VSMCs apoptosis"

Int J Cardiol. 2017 Sep 1:242:12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.158.

Authors

Minghao Liu¹, Lei Wang¹, Hao Wen², Huixia Lu³

Affiliations

¹ The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health; The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.
² The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health; The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
³ The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health; The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, Shandong, China. Electronic address: lvhuixia2004@163.com.

PMID: 28619315
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.158

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Apoptosis
Cells, Cultured
Humans
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular*
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*