NFKB1 and ischemic stroke: The goal of this study was to determine the effect of short-term pretreatment with simvastatin (ST) on NF-κB activation and expression of the pro- and anti-apoptotic genes regulated by different subunits of this transcription complex in the infarct (striatum) and peri-infarct (frontoparietal cortex) areas during the first 24 h of an ischemic stroke without reperfusion.