| AREs | antioxidant response elements |
| ACSL4 | long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 |
| b.End.3 | brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| CAT | catalase |
| Dr2 | dopamine receptors D2 |
| DCFH-DA | 2,7-dichlorodi-hydrofluorescein diacetate |
| FTH | ferritin heavy chain |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | oxidized glutathione |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase 1 |
| HE | Hematoxylin-Eosin |
| IS | Ischemic stroke |
| Keap1 | kelch-like ech-associated protein 1 |
| LPO | lipid peroxidation |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MMP | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| mNSS | neurological deficit scoring |
| NADPH | reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NQO1 | NADPH quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NOX | NADPH oxidases |
| OGD/R | oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation |
| PTS | photochemical induction of stroke |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors γ |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SAL-A | salvianolic acid A |
| SLC7A11/xCT | solute carrier family 7 member 11 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TFR1 | transferrin receptor 1 |
| TTC | 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride |
| T-AOC | total antioxidant capacity |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |