Treatment with resveratrol decreases neuronal cell apoptosis and inflammation. (A) Resveratrol inhibits the apoptosis of neurons isolated from rats with cerebral hemorrhage (magnification, 40×). Effects of resveratrol on anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl and pro-apoptotic Bad and Bax (B) mRNA and (C) protein expression in neurons isolated from experimental rats. Effects of treatment with resveratrol on certain anti-inflammatory factors, including Iba-1 and MPO (D) mRNA and (E) protein expression in neurons obtained from rats with cerebral hemorrhage. **P<0.01. Bcl-2, B cell lymphoma-2; Bcl-xl, B cell lymphoma-extra large; Bad, Bcl-2-associated death promoter; Bax, Bcl-2-assocaited X protein; Iba-1, ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1; MPO, myeloperoxidase.