VEGFC and ischemic stroke: Three studies using the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of ischemic stroke [rat model with cranial bone transportation (CBT); using a 5 mm diameter bone flap, Bai et al. 2022 and the other two in mice receiving intra-cerebrospinal administration of an AAV expressing mouse full-length VEGF-C (Boisserand et al. 2024; Keuters et al. 2025)] demonstrated improved behavioral outcomes.