CT perfusion imaging parameters and serum miR-106a-5p predict short- and long-term prognosis in acute cerebral infarction patients after intravenous thrombolysis

Some microRNAs have been found to be abnormal in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) after intravenous thrombolysis. This study aimed to measure the expression of miR-106a-5p in ACI patients before and after thrombolytic treatment, and to investigate the prognostic value of miR-106a-5p and computed tomography perfusion imaging (CTPI) parameters in ACI patients receiving thrombolysis. METHODS: The levels of serum miR-106a-5p were detected by quantitative real-time PCR in 78 ACI patients before thrombolysis, 24 hours after thrombolysis, and 3 months (90 days) after onset. The correlation of miR-106a-5p with continuous variables were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis. The association of miR-106a-5p and CTPI parameters with prognosis of patients receiving thrombolysis was evaluated by logistic regression analysis. The accuracy and thresholds of miR-106a-5p and CTPI parameters for discriminating patients with unfavorable prognosis after thrombolysis were assessed by receiver operating characteristic analysis. RESULTS: Serum miR-106a-5p expression was decreased in ACI patient after thrombolysis. Then, significant correlations of miR-106a-5p with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and CTPI parameters were found. Moreover, miR-106a-5p, cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV), which are 2 CTPI parameters, were independently correlated with short- and long-term prognosis after thrombolysis. Furthermore, miR-106a-5p, CBF and CBV revealed good accuracy in predicting the prognosis of patients after thrombolysis, and their combination showed the best accuracy. CONCLUSION: Thrombolysis downregulates miR-106a-5p in ACI patients, and miR-106a-5p, CBF and CBV have considerable potentials to predict short- and long-term prognosis in ACI patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis.