PMID- 34924754 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220429 IS - 1176-6328 (Print) IS - 1178-2021 (Electronic) IS - 1176-6328 (Linking) VI - 17 DP - 2021 TI - Relationship Among Homocysteine, Inflammation and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. PG - 3607-3616 LID - 10.2147/NDT.S333753 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the associations among homocysteine (Hcy), inflammation and cognitive impairment in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients included were enrolled from a subgroup of China National Stroke Registry-III (CNSR-III). We used a Chinese version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to screen for cognitive impairment. We used high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level to reflect the inflammatory status, which was assessed at baseline together with Hcy concentration. The primary outcome was the incidence of post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) at 3 months after AIS and TIA. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between Hcy and hsCRP, and their effects on cognition. RESULTS: We enrolled 1466 patients with a median age of 62 (54-70) years old, including 895 (61.05%) patients with elevated Hcy levels, 466 (31.79%) with increased hsCRP concentrations, and 755 (51.50%) with PSCI. In the group of patients with hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), higher hsCRP levels were related to cognitive impairment, whether or not adjusted for multiple potential confounders (crude OR: 1.71,95% CI: 1.29-2.27, p < 0.01; adjusted OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.04-1.93, p = 0.03). No significant interactions for the impact on PSCI were observed in subgroups stratified by age, sex or Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification (P interaction > 0.05 for all). CONCLUSION: High inflammatory levels increase the risk of cognitive impairment in HHcy patients after AIS and TIA. CI - (c) 2021 Cui et al. FAU - Cui, Lingyun AU - Cui L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3712-4114 AD - Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Lu, Ping AU - Lu P AD - Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Shiyu AU - Li S AD - Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Pan, YueSong AU - Pan Y AD - China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Mengxing AU - Wang M AD - China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Zixiao AU - Li Z AD - Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. AD - China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liao, Xiaoling AU - Liao X AD - Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. AD - China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Yongjun AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. AD - China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211211 PL - New Zealand TA - Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat JT - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment JID - 101240304 PMC - PMC8674150 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cognitive function OT - homocysteine OT - inflammation OT - stroke OT - transient ischemic attack COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2021/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/21 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/11 CRDT- 2021/12/20 06:01 PHST- 2021/09/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/20 06:01 [entrez] PHST- 2021/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/21 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 333753 [pii] AID - 10.2147/NDT.S333753 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2021 Dec 11;17:3607-3616. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S333753. eCollection 2021.