To assess the impact of excessive salt on the phenotypic shift of circulating monocytes in AIS patients during the acute phase (0–3 days after disease onset), we analyzed the expression of the proinflammatory marker CD80 and the anti-inflammatory marker CD206 [28–30] in monocytes (CD11b+CD14+) of patient peripheral blood with FACS. The gene discussed is ITGAM; the disease is androgen insensitivity syndrome.