Plasma S100A12 is associated with functional outcome after ischemic stroke: Research for Biomarkers in Ischemic Stroke

Abstract: Background: Ischemic stroke is accompanied by an inflammatory response, which exacerbates brain injury and deteriorates functional outcome. S100A12 is expressed abundantly in granulocytes, and has been implicated to play an important role on inflammatory reactions in various disease states. We aimed to determine the association between plasma S100A12 levels and a functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Methods: We prospectively included 171 patients with acute ischemic stroke within 24h after onset in this study. Plasma samples were collected for the measurement of S100A12 levels. Poor functional outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale of 2–6 at day 90 after stroke onset.Results: Of 171 patients, 74 (43.3%) had a poor functional outcome at day 90 after stroke onset. Plasma S100A12 levels on admission were significantly higher in patients with a poor functional outcome (2.1 [1.2–5.1] ng/mL, median [interquartile]) than in those with a favorable outcome (1.1 [0.5–2.0] ng/mL; p

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshinobu Wakisaka, Tetsuro Ago, Masahiro Kamouchi, Jyunya Kuroda, Ryu Matsuo, Jun Hata, Seiji Gotoh, Tetsu Isomura, Hideto Awano, Kazuo Suzuki, Kenji Fukuda, Yasushi Okada, Yutaka Kiyohara, Hiroaki Ooboshi, Takanari Kitazono, on behalf of the REBIOS Inve Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research