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This study aimed to explore novel candidate genes and pathways of brain microvessel endothelial cells (ECs) in IS by bioinformatics analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The gene expression profiles of brain tissues or brain ECs in IS mice were downloaded from the online gene expression omnibus (GEO) to obtain the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) by R software. Functional enrichment analyses were used to cluster the functions and signaling pathways of the DEGs, while DEG-associated protein\u2013protein interaction network was performed to identify hub genes. The target microRNAs and competitive endogenous RNA networks of key hub genes were constructed by Cytoscape.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Totally 84 DEGs were obtained from 6 brain tissue samples and 4 brain vascular EC samples both from IS mice in the datasets GSE74052 and GSE137482, with significant enrichment in immune responses, such as immune system processes and T-cell activation. Eight hub genes filtered by Cytoscape were validated by two other GEO datasets, wherein key genes of interest were verified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction using an\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      ischemic model of EC cultures. Our data indicated that AURKA and CENPF might be potential therapeutic target genes for IS, and Malat1\/Snhg12\/Xist-miR-297b-3p-CENPF, as well as Mir17 hg-miR-34b-3p-CENPF, might be RNA regulatory pathways to control IS progression.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our work identified two brain EC-specific expressed genes in IS, namely, AURKA and CENPF, as potential gene targets for IS treatment. 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