1NMP	1-(1, 1-dimethyl ethyl)-3-(1-naphthalenyl methyl)-1H-pyrazole [3,4-d] pyrimidine-4-amine
ACC	anterior cingulate cortex
ALS	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid
AMPAR	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptor
AMYG	amygdala
APC	adenomatous polyposis coli tumor suppressor protein
aPKC	atypical isoform of PKC
Au1	primary auditory area of the cerebral cortex
BBB	blood-brain barrier
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
B-MEPS	brief measure of emotional preoperative stress
[Ca++]i	intracellular calcium concentration
CAMK	calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinase
CaMKII	calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
CaMKIV	calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV
CCI	chronic constriction injury
CCL2	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CCR2	C-C chemokine receptor type 2
CFA	complete Freund adjuvant
CGRP	calcitonin gene-related peptide
C-LTMRs	C- low-threshold mechanoreceptors
CN	cuneiform nucleus
CNS	central nervous system
CPM	conditional pain modulation
COX2	cyclooxygenase-2
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CSF-1	colony-stimulating factor 1
CTTH	chronic tension-type headache
DAG	diacylglycerol
D-APV	D-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid
DCP	dorsal column pathway
DREAM	downstream regulatory element antagonist modulator
DRGs	dorsal root ganglia
EAAT3	excitatory amino acid transporter 3
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
GABA	γ-amino-butyric acid
GABAAR	γ-amino-butyric acid receptor A
GDNF	glial-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GLUN2B-NMDA	NMDA receptor GluN2B
GlyR	glycine receptor
HYPO	hypothalamus
IAN	inferior alveolar nerve
Iba1	ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1
IL-10	interleukin-10
IL-1β	interleukin-1β
IL-6	interleukin-6
INS	insular cortex
IP3	inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
JG	jugular ganglion
KCC2	K-Cl co-transporter 2
LGV	large granular vesicle
LTD	long-term depression
LTP	long-term potentiation
MAO-B	type-B monoamine oxidase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
mEPSC	miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents
mIPSC	miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents
mTORC1	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NaV1.8	voltage-gated sodium channel 1.8
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
NG	nodose ganglion
NGF	nerve growth factor
NMDA	N-methyl-d-aspartate
NMDAR	N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
NO	nitric oxide
NT-3	neurotrophin 3
NT-4/5	neurotrophin-4/5
NTS	nucleus tractus solitarius
P2RX4	ATP-gated purinergic receptor 4
p75NTR	low-affinity p75 pan neurotrophin receptor
PAC1R	PACAP type I receptor
PACAP	pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide
PAG	periaqueductal gray
PAR2	proteinase-activated receptor 2
PBN	parabrachial nucleus
PFC	prefrontal cortex
PG	petrosal ganglion
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
PKCε	protein kinase type C ε
PLC	phospholipase C
PLCγ	phospholipase C γ
PNS	peripheral nervous system
proBDNF	BDNF pro-protein
PSN	primary sensory neuron
rTMS	repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
RvD1	resolvin D1
S1	first-order somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex
S2	second-order somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex
SCI	spinal cord injury
sEPSC	spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents
SHP2	Src homology-2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2
sIPSC	spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents
SNARE	soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment protein receptor
SNL	spinal nerve ligation
SNTN	spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
SorCS2	sortilin-related VPS10 domain-containing receptor 2
SPBP	spinoparabrachial pathway
SSN	somatic sensory neuron
STP	spinothalamic pathway
tDCS	transcranial direct current stimulation
TENS	transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TET1	ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase
TG	trigeminal ganglion
TGN	trans-Golgi network
TNFα	tumor necrosis α
trkB	tropomyosin receptor kinase B
trkB.T1	truncated isoform 1 of trkB
TRP	transient receptor potential
TRPA1	transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1
TRPV1	transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1
TTP	trigeminothalamic pathway
VPLN	ventroposterior lateral nucleus of the thalamus
VPMN	ventroposterior medial nucleus of the thalamus
WDR	wide dynamic range
ZIP	Zrt, Irt-like proteins