Adropin是一种分泌性蛋白,可以通过保护内皮细胞、调节脂质代谢和改善胰岛素抵抗来抑制冠心病的发生和进展.检测血清中adropin浓度有可能作为冠心病早期诊断的标志物.同时,唾液中的adropin浓度高低也可作为一种心肌细胞死亡的标志物.现就adropin在冠心病中的研究进展做一综述.“,”Adropin is a secretory protein,which can inhibit the occurrence and progression of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAD) through protecting endothelial cells of the coronary artery,adjust the lipid metabolism,and improve insulin resistance. Detection of adropin in serum concentrations could be included as a marker for early diagnosis of CAD. Also,saliva concentrations of adropin could be a marker for cardiac cell death. This review is aimed at discussing the relations between the adropin and CAD basing on the published studies.