TFRC and Stroke: We also observed similar effects in both stroke models (a 2.8- to 5.3-fold increase) in the levels of the main iron storage and transport proteins, ferritin and endogenous mouse Tf, respectively, in the ipsilateral hemisphere with a minor effect, or none at all, of ICH on the levels of the main molecular gates for iron passage into the cytosol: TfR at the cell membrane and DMT1 (also known as SLC11A2, DCT1, or Nramp2) as the lysosome-to-cytosol gate (Figure 2).