Abstract:Objective To study the clinical significance of serum CXC-16, Growth differentiation factor serum-15 (GDF-15), lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 (PLA2) level in patients with cerebral infarction. Methods A total of 98 patients with cerebral infarction who were admitted in our hospital during June 2016 to June-2017 were enrolled in the observation group, and 50 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group. Serum levels of CXCL16, GDF-15, PLA2, C-reactive protein, and comprehensive evaluation index were recorded. Results The levels of CXCL-16, GDF-15, PLA2 and CRP were higher significantly in the observation group than those in the control group (P?0.05). CXCL16, GDF-15, and PLA2 were positively correlated with elevated level of National Institutes of Health Stroke score (NIHSS) (P?0.05). The levels of CXCL16, GDF-15 and PLA2 were positively correlated with increase of lesion size. No obvious difference in levels of CXCL-16, GDF-15, PLA2 or CRP were observed between observation group and control group (P?>?0.05). Conclusions The levels of CXCL-16, GDF-15 and PLA2 may be a reliable biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis.