Objective To investigate the effect of human cytomegalovirus infection on expression of genes associated with lipid metabolism in vascular smooth muscle cells cultured in vitro,and to clarify the possible mechanisms of atherosclerosis induced by this virus.Methods The expression change of genes associated with lipid metabolism in vascular smooth muscle cells cultivated in vitro after human cytomegalovirus infection were scanned by gene expression profiling chip.Results There was an obvious abnormal expressi...