Using RT-PCR and enzymatic assays, we analyzed the temporal pattern of expression and peptidase activity of dipeptidyl peptidase II (DPII), DPIV, dipeptidyl peptidase 8 (DP8), dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DP9), APN and cAAP in ipsilateral (infarct) and contralateral (control) cortices after eMCAO and transient cerebral ischemia. This evidence concerns the gene CAAP1 and transient ischemic attack.