Table 3. Animal groups.

Groups (n = 8)	Procedures
2VO sham	Subjected to the same procedures as 2VO but without ligation of the common carotid arteries (CCAs)
2VO group	Ligation of both CCAs
2VO+EMS group	2VO plus encephalo-myo-synangiosis
NS group	2VO+EMS with the NS injected into the TM
Agomir NC group	2VO+EMS with miRNA-126-5p agomir NC injected and transfected into the TM
Agomir group	2VO+EMS with miRNA-126-5p agomir injected and transfected into the TM
Antagomir NC group	2VO+EMS with miRNA-126-5p antagomir NC injected and transfected into the TM
Antagomir group	2VO+EMS with miRNA-126-5p antagomir injected and transfected into the TM

2VO: 2-vessel occlusion; EMS: encephalo-myo-synangiosis; NS: normal saline; TM: temporal muscle; NC: negative control.