ABR	Auditory brainstem response
AMPA	α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
ATP	Adenosine Tri phosphate
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CB2	Cannabinoid 2
CCL2	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CCL4	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligands 4
CD39	Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase-1
CD45	Cluster of differentiation 45 (lymphocyte common antigen)
CD68	Cluster of differentiation 68
CD73	Ecto-5′-nucleotidase
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CtBP2	C-terminal binding protein 2
CXCL1	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
CXCL2	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2
CXCL12	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12
CXCR1	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 1
CXCR2	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 2
CX3CR1	Motif chemokine receptor 1
DAB	3,3’-diaminobenzidine
DAMP	Damage-associated molecular patterns
dB	Decibel
EGCG	Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate dehydrogenase
GluR2	Glutamate receptor 2
GRO	human growth-regulated oncogene
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1 protein
IBA1	ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1
IL6	Interleukin-6
IL10	Interleukin-10
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthetase
IHC	Inner hair cells
KC	Keratinocyte chemoattractant
LDL	Oxidized low-density lipoprotein
MERTK	Mer Tyrosine Kinase
MEGF10	Multiple EGF Like Domains 10
MIP-2	Macrophage inflammatory peptide 2
MTS	(3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl);2H-tetrazolium)
Myo VIIa	Myosin VIIa
NT-3	Neurotrophin-3
NOX-3	NADPH oxidase 3
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
OC	Organ of Corti
OHC	Outer hair cells
P2X7	P2X purinoceptor 7
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PBS –	Phosphate Buffer Saline
RAGE	Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
sICAM-1	Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1
SLi	Spiral limbus
SEM	Standard error of mean
SG	Spiral ganglion neuron
SL	Spiral ligament
SPL	Sound pressure level
STAT1	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor
SVA	Stria vascularis
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TLR2	Toll-like receptor 2
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
UB/OC-1	University Bristol/Organ of Corti-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor