Leukocyte percentage assessed by flow cytometry of naive, sham or ischemic animals 48 hours after surgery.

<p>(A) Peripheral PMNs percentage: a significant increase was observed in sham and in ischemic animals with respect to the naive group (p<0.05). (B) Lymphocyte percentage. A significant decrease was detected between naive and ischemic animals (p<0.001) but no differences were shown between sham and ischemic animals. (C) Monocyte percentage. (D) Correlation between the percentage of systemic PMNs and the neurological score detected at 48 hours post-ischemia (p<0.05, r = 0.55). Naive (n = 9), sham (n = 13), ischemia (n = 14). *p<0.05, ***p<0.001.