Response to letter regarding article, "Mitochondrial DNA damage can promote atherosclerosis independently of reactive oxygen species through effects on smooth muscle cells and monocytes and correlates with higher-risk plaques in humans"

Circulation. 2014 Mar 25;129(12):e408. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.008032.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Atherosclerosis / etiology*
  • DNA Damage*
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitochondria / pathology*
  • Monocytes / pathology*
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology*
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / pathology*
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / pathology*

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial