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This study investigates orthologous transcription factors (TFs) in cerebral ischemia models and their roles in regulating neuroinflammation to develop novel diagnostic and\/or predictive biomarkers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n We employed an integrated bioinformatics approach to analyze RNA-seq data from ten public datasets. Robustly up- and down-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were first identified from integrated rat and mouse datasets, followed by functional enrichment analysis. Orthologous TFs co-expressed in both species were screened from these robust DEGs and functionally characterized. Using machine learning, a diagnostic biomarker panel comprising five TFs (\n Atf3<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Maff<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Cebpa<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Myc<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Relb<\/jats:italic>\n ) was identified from these conserved TFs, and the model\u2019s clinical value and diagnostic efficacy were evaluated. CIBERSORT-based immune cell infiltration analysis was performed using public datasets and in-house samples (SD rat HIE model; C57BL\/6 mouse MCAO model), revealing associations between biomarkers and macrophages. Spatial localization was further assessed via scRNA-seq data. Key findings were validated\n in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n using qRT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Robust DEGs common to rats and mice were primarily enriched in immune cell differentiation, immune responses, and synaptic signaling. Screening identified 51 orthologous TFs similarly enriched in leukocyte differentiation and development pathways. The machine learning-derived biomarker panel (\n Atf3<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Maff<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Cebp<\/jats:italic>\n a,\n Myc<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Relb<\/jats:italic>\n ) demonstrated high diagnostic performance. Immune infiltration analyses revealed significant associations among\n Atf3<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Cebpa<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Relb<\/jats:italic>\n , and macrophages across datasets and models. scRNA-seq localized their predominant expression to microglial cells.\n In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n validation confirmed that\n Cebpa<\/jats:italic>\n and\n Relb<\/jats:italic>\n are predominantly localized within microglia.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n This study identifies\n Cebpa<\/jats:italic>\n and\n Relb<\/jats:italic>\n as orthologous TFs in rodent cerebral ischemic injury and reveals their functional association with neuroimmune dysregulation, suggesting their potential as novel biomarkers.\n <\/jats:p>\n 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