Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels are Associated with Brain Lesion and Persistent Venous Occlusion in Patients with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.

Diana Aguiar de SousaMaria Conceição Pereira-SantosAna Serra-CaetanoLia Lucas NetoAna Luísa SousaDenis GabrielManuel CorreiaRaquel Gil-GouveiaRenato OliveiraSara PenasMariana Carvalho DiasManuel A CorreiaMarta CarvalhoAna E SousaPatrícia CanhãoJosé M Ferro

Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis (2021)

We report a novel relationship among MMP-9, parenchymal brain damage, and early venous recanalization, suggesting that circulating MMP-9 is a dynamic marker of brain tissue damage in patients with CVT.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
cerebral ischemia
oxidative stress
functional connectivity
middle cerebral artery
endovascular treatment