Following in vitro ischemia, DHA prevents calcium dyshomeostasis and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in astrocytes by acting on inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors, attenuating the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (EIF2α) and activating transcription factor-4 (ATF-4) following in vitro ischemia [83]. This evidence concerns the gene EIF2A and ischemia.