title: Reply to the letter "androgens in cardiac fibrosis and other cardiovascular mechanisms".
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education and Research, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: yuhsunkao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yu-Hsun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Cardiology, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: a9900112@ms15.hinet.net.
authors.forename: Yi-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D000804:Angiotensin II; D013739:Testosterone
keywords: Androgen; Fibroblasts; Heart failure; Myocardial infarction; Testosterone