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Apelin is a novel discovered adipokines that plays critical role in the development of atherosclerosis (AS), that may offer potential for the therapy of AS.Since migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is a key event in the development of atherosclerosis, it is important to understand the effect of apelin on atherosclerotic vasculature.Here we investigated the effect of apelin on VSMCs migration and explored the possible signaling mechanism.In the cultured rat VSMCs, apelin promoted VSMCs migration in a dose-and time-dependent manner.