| TSC | Tuberous sclerosis complex |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| KD | Knockdown |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor protein 3 |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| Pro-Caspase 1 | Precursor cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase 1 |
| CKO | Conditional knockout |
| Rapa | Rapamycin |
| DEGs | Differentially expressed genes |
| GSEA | Gene set enrichment analysis |
| NES | Normalized enrichment score |
| FC | Fold change |
| WGCNA | Weighted gene co-expression network analysis |
| GAMNIs | Genes associated with microglial NLRP3 inflammasome |
| PPI | Protein–protein interaction |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| MF | Molecular Function |
| CC | Cellular Component |
| BP | Biological Process |
| HMC3 | Human microglia cell line |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| DHE | Dihydroethidium |