Objective:To investigate the relationship between serum MMP-9 levels and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral infarrtion.Methods:Al carotid arterise of the patieuts were examined with color Doppler ultrasound and intimamedia thickness(IMT)and the shape of plagues were measured.The levels of serum MMP-9 in patients with Cerebral infarction (n=100)were measured respectively.Results:The levels of serum MMP-9 in unstable-plague group was(549.93±153.12)ng/ml,It was significantly higher than(281.45±120.34)ng/ml and (87.36±23.62)ng/ml in the stable-plague group and the non-plague group (p<0.01),resperctively.Conclysions:The elevation of the serum MMP-9 levels may by the independention factors for the wearing of the carotid atherosclerotic plahues.It is closely associated with the occurrence and development of ischemic stroke.
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