We previously reported an altered distribution of chondroitin sulphate proteoglicans (CSPGs), glial scar components inhibiting post-traumatic neuronal regeneration, in GFAP-/-Vim-/- mice subjected to phototrombotic stroke, indicating decreased CSPG expression within the lesion boundary zone and increased expression within the lesion cortex [42]. The gene discussed is VIM; the disease is Stroke.