The invention discloses function and application of an IRF8
gene in a cerebral apoplexy
disease, belonging to the field of the function and the application of a
gene. According to the invention, IRF8
gene knockout mice and
neuron-specific IRF8 transgenic mice are taken as experimental subjects, a brain middle
artery ischemia reperfusion model is adopted, and the results show that the
cerebral infarction volume of the IRF8
gene knockout mice is obviously increased and the
neurological function is obviously worsened as well in comparison with that of the wild C57 mice, the
infarction volume of the IRF8 transgenic mice is obviously reduced, and the
neurological function obviously gets better. The invention discloses the function of the IRF8 gene in the cerebral apoplexy
disease, which mainly means that the IRF8 gene has an effect of protecting the function of a
nervous system, especially an effect that the IRF8 gene can protect the cerebral apoplexy
disease. According to the abovementioned function of the IRF8, the invention provides the application of the IRF8 in preparation of a
drug for treating the cerebral apoplexy disease.