CSF3 and ischemic stroke: Several studies also revealed that the expression of neuroprotective, neurogenic, and angiogenic GFs as well as of growth-associated cytokines, like BDNF, GDNF, bFGF, G-CSF (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor), SDF-1, PDGF-AA (platelet-derived growth factor AA), angiopoietin-2, VEGF receptor 3 (VEGF-R3), CXCL-16 (chemokine ligand 16), and NAP-2 (neutrophil-activating protein-2), could be correlated with WJ-MSCs beneficial outcomes towards ischemic stroke in rats [38–40].