TNF and cerebral infarction: The levels of the Bacteroidetes phylum and Prevotella genus were significantly increased, while the Firmicutes phylum as well as the Faecalibacterium, Oscillospira, and Lactobacillus genera were decreased after cerebral infarction. Gut-originating SCFAs were significantly decreased 6 and 12 months after cerebral infarction. The increases in plasma LPS, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-6 after cerebral infarction coincided with overgrowth of the Bacteroidetes phylum.