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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2025

NINJ1 and MMP9: potential biomarkers for intracranial atherosclerosis plaque vulnerability.

Xiao-Lian Wei, Xin Da, Yu-Ge Zhang, Zi-Ang Li, Bing-Jie Liu, Rui-Fang Yan, Hua Zhong, Bin Yuan

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Xiao-Lian WeiDepartment of Neurology II, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Xin DaDepartment of Neurology II, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Yu-Ge ZhangDepartment of Neurology II, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Zi-Ang LiDepartment of Radiology Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Bing-Jie LiuDepartment of Neurology II, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Rui-Fang YanDepartment of Radiology Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Hua ZhongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Bin YuanDepartment of Neurology II, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.

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Background and objective: To utilize high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) to identify the characteristic features of culprit plaques in intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) vessels and evaluate the predictive value of serum nerve injury-induced protein 1 (NINJ1) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) for the vulnerability of intracranial atherosclerotic plaques. Methods: This study included symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS) patients who underwent high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) and healthy individuals. Patients were divided into non-enhancement/enhancement, moderate/severe stenosis, and positive/negative remodeling groups. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were used to evaluate the predictive value of NINJ1 and MMP9 for plaque enhancement, severe stenosis, and positive remodeling. Results: NINJ1 and MMP9 levels were higher in the plaque enhancement group compared to the non-enhancement group (107.04 vs. 93.49, Conclusion: NINJ1 and MMP9 can serve as independent predictors factors for intracranial atherosclerotic plaque enhancement, severe stenosis, and positive remodeling. NINJ1 and MMP9 have the potential to be serum biomarkers for the vulnerability of intracranial atherosclerotic plaques.

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high-resolution vessel wall imagingmatrix metalloproteinase 9nerve injury-induced protein 1plaquesymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis

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