Table 2.
Serum levels of components of the extracellular matrix in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD) and controls. TEA thromboendarterectomy
| Patients with sCAD at study enrollment | Patients with sCAD at day 10 ± 3 | Patients with sCAD at 6 ± 1 month | Patients with traumatic CAD | Probands | Patients with non-CAD ischemic stroke | Patients before TEA | Patients 7 ± 1 days after TEA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elastin in ng/ml (mean ± SD) |
0.29 ± 0.3 | 0.35 ± 0.27 | 0.27 ± 0.23 | 0.22 ± 0.12 | 0.57 ± 0.36 | 0.55 ± 0.46 | 0.64 ± 0.46 | 0.56 ± 0.39 |
|
Collagen type I in ng/ml (mean ± SD) |
79.6 ± 27.6 | 68.2 ± 26.7 | 107.7 ± 34.5 | - | 80.7 ± 30.6 | 99.5 ± 40.9 | 103.8 ± 45.0 | 108.2 ± 42.2 |
|
Collagen type III in ng/ml (mean ± SD) |
226 ± 78 | 279 ± 68 | 224 ± 59 | 225 ± 49 | 261 ± 78 | 267 ± 75 | 369 ± 97 | 401 ± 90 |