“…MIF, Caspase-3, MMP-9, IL-6, TNF-α, and VEGF 23,39,40,64 Decreased TIMP level 30 Macrophage recruitment 39 ECM degradation 40 Increased EC growth 43 Vascular permeability VEGF 68 EC fenestrations ECM degradation [65][66][67]77 Sprouting angiogenesis 69 HCSMC proliferation IL-6 23 Upregulation of VEGF and MMP-9 23 CAM, cell adhesion molecule; EC, endothelial cell; 90 ECM, extracellular matrix; HCSMC, human cerebral smooth muscle cell; HIF-1, hypoxia-inducible factor-1; ICAM-1, intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-1, interleukin-1; IL-8, interleukin-8; IL-1β, interleukin-1-beta; MIF, macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; NF-κB, nuclear factor-kappa B; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.…”