Objective: In study of atherosclerosis, extracellular matrix of plaque is closely
related to the evolution of AS ,the balance of MMPs and TIMPs is very important to maintain the dynamic equilibrium of ECM, and the creation of appropriate animal models of AS is the important prerequisite for studying pathogenesis of AS and therapeutic programs. In this experiment based on main three pathogenesises of AS,we established and compared with three methods of rat AS models; at the same time,ba...