Vane J R
William Harvey Research Institute, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, U.K.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1994 Jan 29;343(1304):225-46. doi: 10.1098/rstb.1994.0023.
The vascular endothelium plays a vital role in the control of the circulation. It metabolizes various vasoactive substances, coverts angiotensin I to angiotensin II and secretes the potent vasodilators prostacyclin and EDRF (NO) and the vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin-1. The balance between these mediators determines the responses of the cardiovascular system in diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction.
血管内皮在循环控制中起着至关重要的作用。它代谢多种血管活性物质,将血管紧张素I转化为血管紧张素II,并分泌强效血管舒张剂前列环素和内皮舒张因子(一氧化氮)以及血管收缩肽内皮素-1。这些介质之间的平衡决定了心血管系统在诸如高血压、动脉粥样硬化和心肌梗死等疾病中的反应。