Correlations between serum BDNF,IL-18 and hs-CRP levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction and vascular cognitive impairment
10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2024.04.026
- VernacularTitle:急性脑梗死患者血清BDNF、IL-18、hs-CRP水平与血管性认知障碍的相关性
- Author:
Jinna LI
1
;
Li'na XU
;
Min LI
;
Yi SONG
;
Jing ZHANG
;
Longbin JIA
Author Information
1. 晋城市人民医院神经内科,山西晋城 048000
- Keywords:
Brain infarction;
Vascular cognitive impairment;
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor;
Inter-leukin-18;
Hypersensitivity C-reactive protein
- From:
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences)
2024;56(4):708-714
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the correlations between serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF),interleukin-18(IL-18)and hypersensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)in patients with acute cerebral infarction and vascular cognitive impairment(VCI),and to provide some clinical ba-ses for early prevention of VCI.Methods:A total of 160 patients with acute cerebral infarction admitted in Department of Neurology of Jincheng People's Hospital from May 2019 to April 2020 were enrolled in this study and were devided into three groups according to whether or not combined with cognitive impair-ment,including no cognitive impairment group(NCI,57 cases),vascular cognitive impairment no de-mentia group(VCIND,56 cases)and vascular dementia group(VaD,47 cases).The cognitive function of all the patients were evaluated by Montreal cognitive assessment(MoCA).The National Institute of Health stroke scale(NIHSS)was used to assess the degree of neurological deficit(mild-,moderate-,se-vere-neurologic deficit group).The infarct size was calculated by Pullicino's method(small-,middle-,large-infarct group).The levels of serum BDNF and IL-18 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosor-bent assay(ELISA),and serum levels of hs-CRP were measured by immunoturbidimetry during the acute phase(0-7 d),recovery period(15-30 d)and 6 months after cerebral infarction.The effects of varying degrees of neurological deficits and different size of infarction on BDNF,IL-18 and hs-CRP were observed.The levels of serum BDNF,IL-18 and hs-CRP in the patients of the three groups with acute,convalescent and six-month cerebral infarction were compared,and their correlations with VCI were ana-lyzed.Results:Serum BDNF level and MoCA scores in mild-neurologic deficit group and small-infarct group were significantly higher than those in moderate-and severe-deficit group,middle-and large-infarct group,respectively(P＜0.05).Their levels of IL-18 and hs-CRP were significantly lower than those in moderate-and severe-deficit group,middle-and large-infarct group,respectively(P＜0.05).The levels of serum BDNF in NCI group,VCIND group and VaD group during the acute phase,convalescence and 6 months after cerebral infarction were in a significant decline,and the differences during the acute phase and recovery period were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The levels of IL-18 and hs-CRP during the acute phase,recovery period and 6 months after cerebral infarction showed a significant increasing trend with significance(P＜0.05).Correlation analysis revealed that the levels of BDNF was positively correlated with MoCA scores but negatively correlated with the severity of cognitive impairment while the expression levels of IL-18 and hs-CRP were negatively correlated with MoCA scores but positively correlated with the severity of cognitive impairment.Conclusion:Serum BDNF,IL-18 and hs-CRP are involved in the patho-logical process of occurrence and development of VCI in the patients with acute cerebral infarction.BDNF has a protective effect on VCI while IL-18 and hs-CRP cause severe cognitive impairment.The levels of se-rum BDNF、IL-18 and hs-CRP in the patients with acute ischemic cerebral infarction are closely related to the severity of cognitive impairment and can be used as biomarkers of early diagnosis of VCI.
