| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| NFκb | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| cDNA | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| α1ADR | α1-adrenergic receptor |
| α2ADR | α2-adrenergic receptor |
| TH | Tyrosine hydroxylase |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| NE | Norepinephrine |
| LC | Locus coeruleus |
| ACL | α-cyperone low dosage |
| mTOR/S6k | Mechanistic target of rapamycin S6 kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |