CASP1 and brain infarction: Cerebral MCAO/R damaged brain tissue, elevated neurological deficit score (P<0.01), cerebral infarction volume (P<0.01), inflammatory cell infiltration (P<0.01), NLRP6, ASC, caspase-1 and GSDMD mRNA level (P<0.01 and P<0.001), NLRP6, caspase-1, GSDMD-N and IL-1β protein level (P<0.01 and P<0.001), and inflammatory cytokines in brain tissue (P<0.01).