Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences

Matrix metalloproteinases and vascular endothelial growth factor in the acute phase of ischemic stroke: correlation with pathogenetic subtypes and clinical outcomes

Objective. To evaluate the changes in serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) during the acute phase of ischemic stroke (IS) to elucidate subtype-specific pathogenetic mechanisms and assess the predictive value of the...