GLOD4 and Stroke: Important indications that GA may improve stroke outcomes were obtained from previous research: GA was found to protect mitochondrial function, and the genes responsible for the endogenic production of GA (i.e., djr1.1, djr1.2, and glod‐4, which encode glyoxalases) were found to be upregulated in C. elegans dauer larva (an evolutionary survival strategy of that enables the larva to survive desiccation/rehydration).