Stroke resulted in upregulated expression of adhesion molecules (P‐selectin, E‐selectin, and ICAM‐1) and chemokines (CC‐chemokine ligand (CCL)‐2, CCL‐3, CCL‐4, CCL‐5, and chemokine C‐X‐C ligand 1 (CXCL‐1)). The gene discussed is CXCL1; the disease is stroke disorder.