Mechanism of collateral artery growth / 心血管康复医学杂志

Promoting collateral artery growth is an important way to treat myocardial ischemia and other ischemic diseases. Researches indicate that rise of shear stress of vessel is an early activator of collateral artery growth, which can trigger a series of reactions to promote collateral artery growth. The present article also mainly summarized cells and chemical factors involved in process of collateral artery growth, including monocytes, smooth muscle cells, monocyte chemoattractant protein and fibroblast growth factor etc., and their roles in collateral artery growth.