In this study, an array of inflammatory cytokines including IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1) at 6, 24, 48, and 72 h after stroke were analyzed by qRT-PCR. This evidence concerns the gene IL1B and Stroke.