Ethyl Acetate ExtractTransient Focal CerebralischemiaMiddlecerebral Artery OcclusionNeuroprotective EffectOxidative StressCerebral Vascular RegulationNeurovascular DiseaseThrombosisBrain InjuryNeurologyAtherosclerosisIschemic SyndromeMedicineProtective Effect OfneuroprotectionNeuropharmacologyVascular BiologyNeuroprotectionCerebral Blood FlowReperfusion InjuryPharmacologyTianma （Rhizoma Gas-trodiae）NeuroscienceStroke
OBJECTIVE： To investigate the protective effect ofneuroprotection against transient focal cerebralischemia of the extract from Tianma （Rhizoma Gas-trodiae） and the possible mechanisms underlyingthe action.METHODS： Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injurywas induced through middle cerebral artery occlu-sion （MCAO）.