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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inammatory disease in the vessel. As one of the inammatory markers, brinogen has been indicated in formation and progression of atherosclerosis. However, it is completely unclear whether fibrinogen produces a pro-inammatory effect on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The purpose of the present study was to observe the effect of brinogen on the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-α (PPARα), PPARγ and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in VSMCs. Rat VSMCs were cultured and brinogen was used as a stimulant for PPARα, PPARγ and MMP-9 expression. mRNA expression of PPARα, PPARγ and MMP-9 was identied with the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Protein production of PPARα and PPARγ was examined by western blot analysis and the MMP-9 level in the supernatant of VSMCs was measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results showed that fibrinogen downregulated mRNA and protein expression of PPARα and PPARγ, and upregulated mRNA and protein generation of MMP-9 in VSMCs in time- and concentration-dependent manners. The maximal inhibition of protein expression of PPARα and PPARγ was 71.8 and 79.9%, respectively. The maximal release of MMP-9 was 4 times over the control. The results suggest that fibrinogen exerts a pro-inammatory effect on VSMCs through inhibiting the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine PPARα and PPARγ and stimulating the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine MMP-9. The ndings provide new evidence for the pro-inammatory and pro-atherosclerotic effects of brinogen.