title: Response to letter regarding article, "Vitamin D promotes vascular regeneration".
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael Sze
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ka Wong
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Leisegang
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Juri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schürmann
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dehne
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weigert
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brüne
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, BHF Center of Excellence, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ajay M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinhilber
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Offermanns
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carmeliet
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Badenhoop
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Brandes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002117:Calcitriol