Extended Data Fig. 8: Diencephalic infarcts and reduced monocyte infiltration in Cxcr4cKO mice undergoing tMCAO.

a, Images demonstrate degenerated areas in the diencephalon of two Cxcr4cKO mice undergoing tMCAO. Segmented lines identify the thalamus and hypothalamus. Arrows point to degenerated/ NeuN−regions. Images are representative for n = 13 mice (day 2) and n = 15 mice (day 3). b, Confocal images of NeuN/ Iba1/ tdT immunofluorescences in a Cxcr4-control (ctrl) and a Cxcr4cKO (cKO) at day 1 after tMCAO. Segmented lines identify the infarct area. High magnification images were photographed in the NeuN+ peri-infarct area in the olfactory tubercle. Images are representative for n = 6 mice each. Abbreviations: CPu, caudate putamen; hTh, hypothalamus; oTb, olfactory tubercle; Th, thalamus. Scale bars: 500 µm (a); 500 µm and 30 µm (b).