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5-HT Serotonin
AAP Amyloid precursor protein
ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme
ACT Acceptance and commitment therapy
ACTH Adrenocorticotropin hormone
AKT Protein kinase B
AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
Ang Angiotensin
Arg-1 Arginase-1
AT1R Angiotensin II type 1 receptor
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Amyloid beta
BACE β-amyloid precursor protein cleavage enzyme 1
Bax B-cell lymphoma-2-associated X
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma-2
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BrdU+ Bromodeoxyuridine
CA1 Cornu ammonis 1
Ca2+ Calcium
CB Endocannabinoid receptor
CBF Cerebral blood flow
CBT Cognitive behavioral therapy
CCH Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion
CCK-8 Cholecystokinin octapeptide
Cd206 Cluster of differentiation 206
Cd86 Cluster of differentiation 86
CGRP Calcitonin gene-related peptide
CNPase 2′, 3′-cyclic-nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase
CNR1 Cannabinoid receptor 1
COMT Catechol-O-methyl-transferase
CREB Cyclic-AMP-responsive element-binding protein
CRF-1 Corticotropin-releasing factor 1
CRFR2 Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2
CRH1 Corticotropin-releasing hormone 1
CRHR1 Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1
CSF Cerebral spinal fluid
CXCL10 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
CXCR3+ C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3
DCX Doublecortin
DG Dentate gyrus
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
ERK Extracellular signaling-regulated kinase
FOX01 Forkhead box protein O1
FTO Fat mass and obesity-associated protein
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GAD Generalized anxiety disorder
GAD67 Glutamate decarboxylase 67
GADD45 DNA damage 45
GAP43 Growth-associated protein 43
GIRK/Kir3 G protein-activated inwardly rectifying potassium
GlcNAc β-N-acetylglucosamine
GLT-1 Glutamate transporter 1
GluA1 Glutamate A1 subunit
GluA2 Glutamate A2 subunit
GPER G protein-coupled estrogen receptors
Grin1 Glutamate receptor ionotropic N-methyl-D-aspartate subunit 1
GSDMD+ Gasdermin D
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
H3K9ac Histone H3 lysine 9
HCN Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated
HCN2 Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 2
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HPA Hypothalamus-pituitary-pituitary-adrenal
IBA-1 Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1
ICH Intracerebral hemmorhage
IFN Interferon
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IL-10 Interleukin-10
IL-1β Interleukin 1β
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IR Insulin receptor
IRE1α Inositol requiring enzyme-1 alpha
IRS-1 Insulin receptor substrate-1
ISI Inter-Spike Interval
JAK2 Janus kinase 2
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
K+ Potassium
KCNQ Potassium channel Kv7
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LTP Long-term potentiation
m6A N6-methyladenosine
MAP-2 Microtubule-associated protein
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDD Major depressive disorder
mFPI Mild fluid percussion injury
MIP-2 Macrophage inflammatory protein-2
miR-25-3p MicroRNA-25-3p
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
mTBI Mild traumatic brain injury
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
Myc Myelocytomatosis oncogene
NCAM Neural cell adhesion molecule
NE Neutrophil elastase
NF-kβ Nuclear factor kappa β
NGF Nerve growth factor
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
NMDAR NMDA receptor
NOS2 Nitric oxide synthase 2
NOX4 NADPH oxidase complex
NPY Neuropeptide Y
NR2A NMDA receptor subtype 2A
NR2B NMDA receptor subtype 2B
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid-derived-2-related factor 2
Olig2 Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2
PARP Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PDK1 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1
PERK Protein kinase R-like ER kinase
PI3K Nrf2-TrkB-phosphoinositide-3-kinase
PINK1 PTEN-induced putative kinase 1
PKA Protein kinase A
PPF Paired-pulse facilitation
PPR Paired-pulse ratio
PSD Post stroke depression
PSD-93/95 Postsynaptic density protein-93/95
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
RAS Renin-angiotensin system
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAH Subarachnoid hemorrhage
SERT Serotonin transporter
SNRI Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SP Substance P
SSRI Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
STAT1 Signal transducer and activator of transcription
STING Stimulator of interferon genes
SYP Synaptophysin
TBI Traumatic brain injury
TCA Tricyclic antidepressants
TFRC Transferrin receptor
TGFβ Transforming growth factor β
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNFR1 Tumor necrosis factor receptor
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TrkB Tropomycin receptor kinase B
UPR Unfolded protein response
VCAN Versican
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VCID Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia
VTA Ventral tegmental area
α7-nAChR Alpha-7 nicotinic receptor