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Correspondence
Response: Complex issue of lipoprotein functions in rheumatoid arthritis
  1. Nicoletta Ronda1,
  2. Ivana Hollan2,3
  1. 1 Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
  2. 2 Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  3. 3 Department of Rheumatology, Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Lillehammer, Norway
  1. Correspondence to Professor Nicoletta Ronda, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma 43124, Italy; nicoletta.ronda{at}unipr.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312678

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    The Author’s reply

    We read with interest the editorial by KP Liao.1 The idea that rheumatoid arthritis can be a natural model to study the relationship between inflammation and lipoprotein functions is fascinating. Indeed data are emerging contributing to clarify this issue and its complexity.

    In particular, focusing on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), an anti-atherogenic property opposing foam cell formation, the reader should be aware that the methods used for its evaluation often differ, providing …

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors NR and IH equally contributed in writing the letter.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.