Figure 5. TNF induction is required for CpG preconditioning.
Control (C57Bl/6; TNFα+/+) or TNFα knockout (B6.129S-Tnftm1Gkl/J; TNFα−/−) mice were treated with CpG 1826 (20 ug; i.p.) at 72 hr prior to 40 min MCAO and infarcts were assessed 24 hr post MCAO. Values are mean + SEM, *p<0.05 versus saline treatment, n = 4–6 mice/group.