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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2026

Thrombus Metabolism-Based Molecular Subtyping for Prognostic Risk Stratification in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Preliminary Study.

Taoyuan Lu, Wei Li, Wenbo Cao, Yiying Liu, Jinzi Wei, Dechao Wang, Liqun Jiao, Xin Xu

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Taoyuan LuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0421-0596
Wei LiXuanwu Hospital Jinan Branch, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1581-0722
Wenbo CaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yiying LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jinzi WeiXuanwu Hospital Jinan Branch, Jinan, China.
Dechao WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liqun JiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-6295
Xin XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3395-9923

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171303National Natural Science Foundation of China 82471331Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality L2510116Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tsqn202408398Wu Jieping Medical Foundation 320.6750.2024-23-23Xuanwu Hospital Talent Convergence Program HZ2025PYYX002
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aimsTo preliminarily characterize metabolic molecular subtypes of cerebral thromboemboli and evaluate their clinical significance in anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (AIS-LVO).

methodsUntargeted metabolomics was performed on thromboemboli retrieved from 36 patients with anterior circulation AIS-LVO using ultra-performance coupled liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). Unsupervised hierarchical clustering was employed to identify distinct metabolic molecular subtypes, and their associations with stroke etiology, radiographic severity, and functional outcomes were analyzed.

resultsTwo distinct thrombus metabolic molecular subtypes (C1 and C2) were identified based on 12 metabolites significantly associated with both short-term (7-day ∆NIHSS) and long-term (90-day mRS) functional outcomes. The C1 subtype, predominantly cardioembolic, exhibited enhanced lipid metabolism, whereas the C2 subtype, primarily atherothrombotic, demonstrated increased folate metabolism. Patients with C1 thromboemboli presented more severe admission ischemic lesions (as indicated by ASPECTS) and experienced poorer short-term and long-term outcomes. A six-metabolite signature derived from LASSO regression was identified for exploratory discrimination of thrombus metabolic subtypes, etiological subtypes, and 90-day outcomes.

conclusionThis preliminary exploratory study identifies two metabolically distinct thrombus molecular subtypes with clinical implications in anterior circulation AIS-LVO, providing a novel basis for risk stratification and personalized secondary prevention and warrants further investigation.

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Brain IschemiaIschemic StrokeThrombosisAgedFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomicsMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk Assessmentacute ischemic strokemetabolomic analysismolecular subtypeprognosisthrombus

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