Besides, FK506 also significantly reduced the levels of factors involved in inflammatory response such as vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and Protein Kinase C δ (PKCδ) that rise after epilepsy. The gene discussed is VCAM1; the disease is epilepsy.