In both clinical and animal experiments,it has been confirmed that the inflammation in brain is involved in the development of brain damage after the ischemia.However,the pro-inflammatory mechanism is extremely complicated.Recently,a growing number of reports indicates that many factors play their roles in the inflammation,such as leukocyte,interleukin-1?(IL-1?),tumor necrosis factor(TNF)and mast cells.They are released/presented in the region of cerebral ischemia and include both ischemic and secondary brain injury.