For the first time, we found that higher serum levels of CCL-23, CXCL-12, IGFBP-6, IL-5, LYVE-1, PAI-1, PDGF-AA, ST-2, and TNF-α at admission were associated with post-thrombolytic ENI in ischemic stroke. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL12 and ischemic stroke.