10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 6 Issue 3 2015 (July - September) Cell death following ischemia reperfusion injury leads to life threatning problems in patients suffering from cerebral stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effects of lessThan i greaterThan Emblica Officinlis lessThan /i greaterThan (amla) fruit extract on neuronal apoptosis following cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury.1 hour ischemia followed by 24 hours reperfusion, rats were orally administered amla fruit extract. Apoptotic cells in brain were determined by performing flow cytometry. The results showed that amla extract significantly decreased the apoptotic cells by flow cytometry 24 hours after the ischemic injury compared with the MCAO group. This study suggests that amla may be used for treatment of ischemic stroke as a neuroprotective agent. DINESH TRIPATHI,ARTI VERMA,SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA AND SUNITA TIWARI Apoptosis, Ischemia, Flow cytometry, Rats 81-87