Moreover, the Bcl-2/BAX ratio in the stroke groups was 0.4 at both 1 and 3 days but significantly increased in both IPostE (***p < 0.001, 1.8 at 1 day and 0.9 at 3 days) and MPostE groups (***p < 0.001, 2.2 at 1 day and 1.9 at 3 days, Figure 2E). Here, BAX is linked to stroke disorder.