Published November 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

The dynamic change of endothelial cell, endothelin and 6-K-PGF1α in circulating blood of the patients with coronary heart disease

  • 1. Shanghai Railway Medical College, Shanghai (China). Affiliated Ganquan Hospital

Description

With the circulating endothelial cell (CEC) as an indicator of vessel endothelial cell (VEC) injury, and plasma endothelin (ET) and prostaglandin F1α (PGI2) reflecting the functional change of the VEC, a comparative study between 85 patients with coronary heart disease and 30 normal health, and also a dynamic observation of 50 patients with unstable angina pectoris and 20 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were reported. The result showed that in patients with coronary heart disease, peripheral blood circulating CEC and ET level was increased (P<0.001), while the PGI2 decreased (P<0.01). All these were more significant in patients with unstable angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, and its magnitude correlated closely with the severity of the disease. All these showed that the VEC injury and the imbalance of its endothelial relaxing and contracting factors have played an important role in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease

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Journal Title
Nuclear Techniques
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 659-662.
ISSN
0253-3219
CODEN
NUTEDL