CCL2 and Stroke: Compared to that of normal mice, basal gene expression before stroke in the brain of diabetic mice showed lower CD36 (×10-4) (ND vs. DD, 6.9 ± 0.6 vs. 5.2 ± 0.3, n = 4 to 5/group, P <0.05), while MCP-1, IL-6, and CCR2 were similar between the groups (ND vs. DD, MCP-1 (×10-5), 6.3 ± 0.3 vs. 6.2 ± 0.5; IL-6 (×10-5), 4.9 ± 0.2 vs. 5.4 ± 0.4; and CCR2 (×10-5), 2.9 ± 0.5 vs. 3.4 ± 0.3).