Apelin 是最近发现的 bioactive 肽那被证明了是 APJ 受体的内长的 ligand。Apelin 和 APJ 广泛地在中央神经系统和外部纸巾被散布。研究证实了在心血管的系统涉及大量生理、病理学的功能的那 apelin/APJ。调查显示 apelin 是在动脉粥样硬化的发展的一个新奇关键因素(作为) 。在这评论,我们在潜在地揭示新细胞的机制的脉管的光滑的肌肉房间增长, monocytes-endothelial 房间粘附,和 angiogenesis 讨论 apelin 的角色作为。就这些角色而言, apelin 和 APJ 可以是新奇治疗学的目标作为。
Apelin is a bioactive peptide discovered recently that has been proved to be an endogenous ligand of the APJ recep-tor. Apelin and APJ are widely distributed in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. Researches have confirmed that apelin/APJ involved in a wide range of physiological and pathological functions in the cardiovas- cular system. Investigations indicated that apelin is a novel critical factor in the development of atherosclerosis (AS). In this review, we discuss the roles of apelin in the vascu-lar smooth muscle cell proliferation, monocytes-endothe-lial cell adhesion, and angiogenesis that potentially reveals a new cellular mechanism of AS. Considering these roles, apelin and APJ may be novel therapeutic targets of AS.