Relationship between levels of serum matrix metalloproteinases and brain edema and neurologic impairment in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage / 临床神经病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between levels of serum matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs)and brain edema and neurologic impairment in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH).Methods The levels of serum MMP-9 and MMP-2 in 31 patients with ICH were tested with ELISA for at 1 d,3 d,7 d and 2 weeks after onset.The volumes of hematoma and its peripheral edema were evaluated by CT,the neurologic impairment was evaluated by NIHSS at 1 d and 14 d after onset.Results Levels of serum MMP-9 and MMP-2 were significant higher in ICH group at each time point after onset than those in normal control group(allP