Abstract:Objective To investigate the serum levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), the regulation of activated normal T cell expression and secretion factor (RANTES) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their clinical significance. Methods The prospective controlled study was carried out in 150 patients in the TBI group and 150 healthy people in the control group. Accorded to the occurrence of major adverse events, 150 patients of TBI were divided into adverse event group (51 cases) and non-adverse event group (99 cases). The serum MCP-1, RANTES, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and S100B levels were measured. Results The levels of serum MCP-1, RANTES, CRP, IL-6, TNF-α and S100B in the TBI group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The levels of serum MCP-1 and RANTES in patients with TBI were negatively correlated with GCS scores (r = -0.627 and -0.634, P < 0.05), and positively correlated with serum CRP, IL-6, TNF-α and S100B levels (MCP-1: r =0.516, 0.497, 0.534 and 0.558, P < 0.05; RANTES: r = 0.542, 0.485, 0.497 and 0.516, P < 0.05). The levels of serum MCP-1 and RANTES in the adverse event group were higher than those in the non-adverse event group (P < 0.05).The levels of serum MCP-1 and RANTES in the death group were higher than those in the survival group (P < 0.05). Conclusions The levels of serum MCP-1 and RANTES in patients with TBI are elevated, and their levels are closely related to the degree of brain injury, inflammation, severity of disease and prognosis.