Moreover, astrocytes form a network of connections between the nerve germinal center (sublateral ventricle) and the ischemic area and secrete stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) that is the chemokine of neuroblasts, guiding neuroblasts migrating to the cerebral infarction area (Thored et al., 2006; Zhang et al., 2007, 2018). Here, CXCL12 is linked to brain infarction.