In the striatum, we have shown that relative expression of Nt‐3, Nestin, β‐actin, Tnfα, Il‐1β, Il‐6, and Il‐10 increased whereas expression of Bdnf, Gdnf, Vegf, and β‐III tubulin decreased after cerebral ischemia. Here, BDNF is linked to brain ischemia.