STAT6 and ischemic stroke: PPARγ was previously reported to promote phagocytic clearance of dead cells by macrophages in in vitro cultures, peripheral organs, and after intracerebral hemorrhage.53, 54, 55 Furthermore, a recent study from our group demonstrated a pivotal role of STAT6 in microglia/macrophage efferocytosis in the brain after ischemic stroke.56 In this study, we focused on molecules that are established regulators of phagocytosis.