血管内皮祖细胞不仅参与胚胎期血管的生成,而且也参与出生后血管的修复、再生及肿瘤的生长等过程。近几年的研究表明内皮祖细胞与冠心病危险因素负性相关,同时提示了内皮祖细胞在动脉粥样硬化和冠心病的发生、发展中扮演的重要角色。 Vascular endothelial progenitor cells are not only involved in the generation of blood vessels in the embryo, but also participate in the process of blood vessel repair, regeneration and tumor growth after birth. In recent years, studies have shown that endothelial progenitor cells and coronary heart disease risk factors negatively correlated, suggesting that endothelial progenitor cells in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease play an important role.