| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| Ser | Serine |
| Tyr | Tyrosine |
| GJ | Gap junctions |
| GJIC | Gap junctional cell-to-cell communication |
| MDD | Major depression disorder |
| CORT | Corticosterone |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | β-amyloid |
| APP | Aβ precursor protein |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| TPA | Tissue polypeptide antigen |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| DA | Dopamine |
| MTLE-HS | Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis |
| pMCAO | Permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| CK1 | Casein kinase 1 |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| CXCL12 | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12 |