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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2016; 22(3): 1067-1077
Published online Jan 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1067
Table 1 Factors released by endothelium
Factors regulating vascular tensionFactors regulating angiogenesis and cells proliferationFactors regulating coagulation and fibrinolysisFactors regulating inflammatory process
Vasodilating effect
Vasoconstricting effect
Inhibition of proliferation
Stimulation of proliferation
Anticoagulant effect
Prothrombotic effect
Anti-inflammatory effect
Proinflammatory effect
Adrenomedullin (ADM)Angiotensin II (AT II)Extracellular proteases inhibitorsAdenosine (Ado)Antithrombin III (AT III)ET-1NOAdhesion molecules
Bradykinin (BK)Endothelin-1 (ET-1)NOAT IIHeparan sulfatePAFPGI2Chemokines
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)Platelet-activating factor (PAF)PGI2ET-1NOPlasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1)Cytokines
Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)Prostaglandin H2 (PGH2)Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)Heparan sulfatePGI2ROSNuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB)
Nitric oxide (NO)Thromboxane A2 (TXA2)Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)Protein C (PC)Tissue factor (TF)
Prostacyclin (PGI2)Reactive oxygen species (ROS)Interleukins (Il)Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI)TXA2
ROSTissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA)Von Willebrand factor (VWF)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)
Table 2 Methods of endothelium dysfunction assessment
Proteins activated by normal and activated endotheliumCell-based methods
Angiopoietin-1Circulating angiogenic cells
Angiopoietin-2Endothelial progenitor cells
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA)Endothelial microparticles
Disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif-13 (ADAMTS13)
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (CAM-1)
Plasminogen-activator inhibitor (PAI-1)
Selectins P and E
Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)
Thrombomodulin
Vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
von Willebrand factor (vWF)
Non-invasive physical methods
Carotis intima-media thickness (cIMT)
Flow mediated dilatation (FMD)
Pulse arterial tonometry (PAT)
Pulse wave analysis (PWA)
Pulse wave velocity (PWV)
Reactive hyperaemia index (RHI)