• Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650021, China;
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ObjectiveTo summarize the progress on the injury mechanism of vascular endothelial cells in atherosclerosis.MethodsThe latest progress was reviewed in recent literatures.ResultsAll kinds of etiological factors have activated NF-kappa B and cytokines in the development of atherosclerosis, which lead to expression of cell adhesive molecules and adhesion of monocytes to vascular endothelial cells.A variety of inflammatory mediums are released, which can directly damage endothelial cells.Besides, the inflammatory mediums make monocytes and neutrophils attach to endothelial cells by immune mechanisms, which injure the endothelial cells more severely. Meanwhile the damaged membrance structure leads to the production of AECA which activates the complementary system. Then the vascular endothelial cell injury is aggravated and the development of atherosclerosis accelerated. ConclusionIt is very important to recognize the injury mechanism of vascular endothelial cells in the development of atherosclerosis for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

Citation: ZHAO Quan,DENG Jingyu,LUO Kaiyuan,SHI De.. Injury Mechanism of Vascular Endothelial Cells in Atherosclerosis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2004, 11(4): 325-327. doi: Copy