The cleaved Caspase-8 peaked slightly at day 5 after stroke (Sh: 1.00 ± 0.08; 1 d: 1.08 ± 0.17; 3 d: 1.39 ± 0.26; 5 d: 1.57 ± 0.40; 7 d: 1.18 ± 0.39, P < 0.05), while the level of complete Caspase-8 was also steady (Figure 2B). Here, CASP8 is linked to stroke disorder.