Figure 1. Experimental flow chart of the study (Drawn by Figdraw platform, ID:TRWIW954c9). A cerebral I/R model was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion. Sevoflurane postconditioning was performed 10 min after reperfusion. Neurological assessment was established at 24 h after reperfusion. Afterwards, rats were sacrificed for western blot analysis, as well as TTC, HE, Nissl and immunofluorescence staining.