title: Response to letter regarding article, "contribution of intimal smooth muscle cells to cholesterol accumulation and macrophage-like cells in human atherosclerosis".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Institute for Heart + Lung Health, Providence Health Care Research Institute at St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Gordon A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Institute for Heart + Lung Health, Providence Health Care Research Institute at St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allahverdian
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Institute for Heart + Lung Health, Providence Health Care Research Institute at St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Ali Cyrus
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cheroudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Research Resources, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Institute for Heart + Lung Health, Providence Health Care Research Institute at St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Bruce M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000378:metabolism*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000378:metabolism*; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol