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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019

Correlations of C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and Insulin Resistance with Cerebral Infarction in Hypertensive Patients.

Jiang Zhang, Yunxia Wu, Zhiqiang Gao

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Jiang ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, China (mainland).
Yunxia WuDepartment of Neurology, Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, China (mainland).
Zhiqiang GaoDepartment of Neurology, Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, China (mainland).
Linyi People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the correlations of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and insulin resistance (IR) with cerebral infarction in hypertensive patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 80 patients with cerebral infarction admitted to our hospital from March 2016 to November 2017 were selected and divided into 2 groups according to the diameter of cerebral infarction, namely, lacunar cerebral infarction group (n=40) and cerebral infarction group (n=40). The levels of high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) and IL-6, homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR) index and blood pressure level were compared between the 2 groups. The correlations of hs-CRP level, IL-6 level, and IR with the diameter of cerebral infarction, as well as the relationships of hs-CRP level and IR with the neurological function score after cerebral infarction were analyzed. RESULTS The levels of hs-CRP and IL-6 in the cerebral infarction group were significantly higher than those in the lacunar cerebral infarction group (P<0.05). The cerebral infarction group had a markedly higher HOMA-IR index than the lacunar cerebral infarction group (P<0.05), but it had remarkably decreased systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure compared with those in the lacunar cerebral infarction group (P<0.05). There were positive correlations of hs-CRP level, IL-6 level, and IR with the diameter of cerebral infarction (P<0.05). The hs-CRP level and IR had positive correlations with the neurological function score after cerebral infarction (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In hypertensive patients complicated with cerebral infarction, the body's inflammatory factors, and IR are positively correlated with the diameter of cerebral infarction, as well as the neurological prognosis of the patients.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBlood GlucoseBlood PressureCerebral InfarctionC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHumansHypertensionInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedStroke, LacunarBlood GlucoseC-Reactive ProteinInterleukin-6

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