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. 2021 Aug 11;11(8):816. doi: 10.3390/life11080816

Table 2.

Biomarker panels to differentiate acute ischemic stroke from non-IS conditions.

Biomarker Origin Proteins Biomarker Level in IS Biomarker Level in Control Cut-Off Point Sensitivity Specificity AUC Study Sample Reference
Brain Cells, Endothelium/Matrix, Blood MMP9 N/A N/A N/A 91.7% 93.0% 0.99 Healthy controls [36]
BNGF
vWF
MCP-1
S-100B
Brain Cells, Endothelium/Matrix Eotaxin N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.92 Stroke mimics [22]
EGFR
S100A12
TIMP-4
Prolactin
Brain Cells, Endothelium/Matrix, Blood BNP 90.8 (±156.4) pg/mL 11.3 (±6.1) pg/mL N/A 91.0% 21.5% N/A Healthy controls and stroke mimics [34]
D-dimer 888.1 (±1289) ng/mL 188.6 (±113.8) ng/mL
MMP9 242.1 (±242.6) ng/mL 211.2 (±184.8) ng/mL
S100B 103.1 (±13.6) pg/mL 188.6 (±147.1) pg/mL
Brain Cells, Endothelium/Matrix, Blood IL-6 4.0 (0.8–12.3) pg/mL 1.2 (0.0–2.4) pg/mL - N/A N/A 0.75 Stroke mimics [48]
S100B 63.3 (29.7–122.8) ng/mL 33.8 (15.4–60.8) ng/mL
MMP-9 30.4 (0–115.2) pg/mL 2.3 (0.0–20.6) pg/mL

MMP-9—matrix metalloproteinase-9; BNGF—B-type neurotrophic growth factor; vWF—von Willebrand factor; MCP-1—monocyte chemotactic protein-1; S100B—S100 calcium binding protein B; EGFR—epidermal growth factor receptor; S100A12—calcium binding protein A12; TIMP-4—metalloproteinase inhibitor-4; BNP—B-type natriuretic peptide; IL-6—interleukin-6; N/A—not available.