IL10 and Stroke: Because the anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-10 and TGF-β, are produced by microglial cells for neuroprotection after traumatic injury or stroke [20], we examined the secretion of these cytokines using T. gondii-infected Tg2576 mouse brain tissues (Figure 2B, C) and BV2 cells (a microglial cell line; Figure 2E, F).