Objective:To study the influence of multiple myeloma cells(MMCs)on the secretion of tissue-type plasminogen activator(tPA)and tissue-type plasminogen activator(PAI-1)by the cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVEC)to confirm the fibrinolytic activity as well as the causes and mechanisms of thrombosis in multiple myeloma(MM). Methods:Human MM cell line U266 was co-cultured with HUVEC for 24 h,48 h and 72 h,with the same period of HUVEC cultured alone as control as well as MMCs. The expressions of HUVEC,MMCs tPA,and PAI-1 mRNA in those groups were detected by polymerase chain reaction(PCR),tPA and PAI-1 protein levels in the supernatant were detected by ELISA. Results:No expression of tPA and PAI-1 protein and mRNA in the culture supernatants of MMCs was detected by both ELISA and PCR. The expression level of tPA protein in the co-culture system by ELISA was significantly(P < 0.05)higher than that in the control group,as well as the PAI-1 protein level(P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between the PAI-1 and tPA protein level in the control group(rs=0.80,P=0.01)and in the co-culture system(rs=0.88,P=0.002)by ELISA. The levels of t-PA and PAI-1 protein were positively correlated with the time in the HUVEC cultured alone group(rs=0.90,P=0.001;rs=0.90,P=0.001)and the co-culture system(rs=0.95,P<0.001;rs=0.84,P=0.004)significantly by ELISA. The difference of the expression level of tPA mRNA between the two groups was not significant(P > 0.05),as well as the expression level of PAI-1 mRNA(P > 0.05). Conclusion:MMCs can promote the secretion of tPA and PAI-1 protein from HUVEC. On the premise of ensuring the cells viability,the secretion of both proteins increased along with the extension of incubation time,and there was a certain correlation between the tPA and PAI-1 protein level. However,MMCs had no obvious effect on the expression level of tPA and PAI-1 mRNA.