title: Can a vascular smooth muscle-derived foam-cell really change its spots?
authors.affiliation: From the Robarts Research Institute and Departments of Medicine, Biophysics and Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. mhuff@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Murray W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Huff
authors.affiliation: From the Robarts Research Institute and Departments of Medicine, Biophysics and Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J Geoffrey
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pickering
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054338:Cell Transdifferentiation; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005487:Foam Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099251:Myocardin
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D035683:MicroRNAs; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000099251:Myocardin; C543499:MIRN145a microRNA, mouse; C532884:MIRN143 microRNA, mouse
keywords: atherosclerosis; atherosclerotic; cholesterol; macrophages; plaque