简介：Objective:Toinvestigatetheneointimaformationandtheexpressionofmonocytechemoattractantprotein-1(MCP-1)andtumornecrosisfactor-α(TNF-α)incuff-inducedvascularinjuryinmousemodel,andtoexaminetheeffectofangiotensinIItype1receptor(AT1)blocker,olmesartan,onMCP-1andTNF-αexpressionandconsequentlyvascularremodeling.Methods:Vascularinjurywasinducedbypolyethylenecuff-placementaroundthemousefemoralartery.SomemiceweretreatedwithAT1receptorblocker,olmesartan,atthedoseof3mg*kg-1*day-1withanosmoticminipump.Neointimaformationandtheproliferationofvascularsmoothmusclecells(VSMCs)weremeasuredbymorphometricanalysisandbromodeoxyuridine(BrdU)incorporation.MCP-1andTNF-αexpressionwasdetectedbyWesternblotandimmunohistochemicalstaining.Results:Weobservedneointimaformation14daysaftercuffplacementaswellasVSMCsproliferationinthemediaandneointima.CuffplacementalsoinducedMCP-1andTNF-αexpressioninthemediaandneointimathattheVSMCsspecificallyexisted.Treatmentofmicewitholmesartanatadoseof3mg*kg-1*day-1,whichdidnotinfluencesystolicbloodpressure,significantlydecreasedneointimaformationandtheproliferationofVSMCs.OlmesartanalsoinhibitedMCP-1andTNF-αexpressionintheinjuredarteries.Conclusions:OurresultsdemonstratethatblockadeofAT1receptorinhibitsMCP-1andTNF-αexpressionandtherebyimprovesvascularremodeling.