Regulation of blood viscosity in disease prevention and treatment

• 来源期刊: 科学通报(英文版)
• 学科: 医学
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（16）
• 页码范围: 1946-1952
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R312
• 语种: 中文

摘要

Blood viscosity plays an important role in maintaining vascular homeostasis. Under normal physiological conditions, blood viscosity is kept at a relatively stable level by a variety of regulatory mechanisms. However, under pathological conditions, disorders in these regulatory mechanisms mediated by endothelial cell dysfunction result in the pathogenesis and development of certain diseases, such as cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and hemorrhagic shock. Therefore, monitoring and regulating blood viscosity are important for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of disease. This article reviews the role of blood viscosity regulation and its importance in disease prevention and treatment.