Fig. 1

Multiple inflammation-associated genes were upregulated during cryptogenic (Cryp) stroke but not during large-artery atherosclerotic (LAA) stroke. The relative mRNA expression of the selected genes associated with the NF-κB (A,C) and inflammasome (B,D) pathways was measured using RT-qPCR from whole blood of patients with cryptogenic (Cryp) or LAA stroke immediately after the stroke onset (Cryp 1, LAA 1) or 1 year later (Cryp 2, LAA 2). Paired two-tailed t-test, *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; ****p<0.0001.