Induction of interleukin-8 production by angiotensin Ⅱ in rat vascular smooth muscle cells

• 作 者: Zhi Wang Lili Zhang Baogui Sun
• 机 构: DepartmentofCardiology
• 出 处: 南京医科大学学报：英文版
• 发表日期: 2009年1期
• 关键词: 血管紧张素 白介素 血管光滑肌细胞 粥样动脉 Angiotensin Ⅱ Interleukin-8 Vascular smooth muscle cell
• 基金项目: This work was supported by the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Grant（No. 03DJ14019）.

Objective:Interleukin-8(IL-8) represents the prototypical chemokine that is made by a wide variety of cell types. Previously studies have suggested that angiotensin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ) is involved in atherogenesis through induction of proinflammatory cytokines such