Abstract:Objective To study the relationships of serum cyclophilin A (CyPA), lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) levels with atherosclerosis and nerve injury in acute cerebral infarction patients. Methods Forty-nine cases of acute cerebral infarction patients in our hospital between May 2014 and May 2016 were taken as observation group and other forty-nine healthy persons who underwent physical examination in our hospital at the same time were taken as control group. Immediately after admission, serum levels of CyPA, Lp-PLA2, amyloid A (SAA), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were tested in the two groups. Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) and maximum plaque size were detected by digital color Doppler ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and Crouse integral of the carotid plaques was calculated. Results Immediately after admission, serum content of CyPA and Lp-PLA2 in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05); atherosclerotic plaque indexes CIMT, maximum plaque area and Crouse score in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05); serum nerve injury indexes SAA and NSE were higher in the observation group than in the control group, IGF- 1 and BDNF levels were lower in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Pearson test showed that serum CyPA and Lp-PLA2 levels had direct correlations with atherosclerosis and nerve injury indexes in the patients with acute cerebral infarction patients. Conclusions Serum content of CyPA and Lp-PLA2 increases in acute cerebral infarction patients, which is directly related to the severity of atherosclerosis and nerve injury.