After middle cerebral artery transection, the GFAP-/-Vim-/- mice had a larger infarct volume compared to WT mice [23], whereas in a photothrombotic model of stroke [42] and here, after dMCAO, there were no differences between GFAP-/-Vim-/- and WT mice in the size of the ischemic lesion. This evidence concerns the gene VIM and Stroke.