Abstract:Acclimatization to high altitude refers to a series of physiological changes within the body after entering the plateau in order to better live in the hypoxic environment, which is crucial to the physical and mental health of people living on the plateau. However, it is still unclear how to quickly adapt to the high-altitude hypoxia and reduce the damage of high-altitude hypoxia to the body. Thus, it is extremely urgent to understand the mechanisms underlying the occurrence and development of high-altitude hypoxia-induced injury, to determine the targets for accurately predicting the high-altitude hypoxia-induced injury, and to develop effective measures for preventing and treating high-altitude hypoxia-induced injury. This review will summarize the mechanisms of high-altitude hypoxia-induced injury, the targets for susceptibility to high-altitude hypoxia-induced injury and the measures to promote acclimatization to high-altitude hypoxia, in order to provide references for the rapid development of the plateau medicine and novel insights for establishing a new prevention and treatment strategy integrating full understanding, early warning, effective prevention and timely treatment of high-altitude hypoxia-induced injury.