3-HK	3-hydroxykynurenine
5-HT	5-Hydroxytryptophan
5-HTTLPR	Serotonin-transporter-linked promoter region
AMPA	α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
AMPAkines	AMPA Receptor Potentiators
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CNS	Central nervous system
CRH	Corticotropin-releasing hormone
CRHR1	Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1
CRISPR	Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
FST	Forced swim test
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GAD	Glutamic acid decarboxylase
GRs	Glucocorticoid receptor
GWAS	Genome-wide association study
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1
HPA	Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
IBS	Irritable bowel syndrome
IDO	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IL-1R1	Interleukin 1 receptor, type I
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin 6
KD	Ketogenic diet
KMO	Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
KP	Kynurenine pathway
KYNA	Kynurenic acid
mGluR5	Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5
MPEP	Methyl-phenyl-ethynyl pyridine
MRs	Mineralocorticoid receptors
MTEP	Methyl-thiazolyl-ethynyl-pyridine
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
PTSD	Post-traumatic stress disorder
PVN	Paraventricular nucleus
RAGE	Advanced Glycation End Products
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SNPs	Single-nucleotide polymorphisms
SSRIs	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
TLE	Temporal lobe epilepsy
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TrkB	Tropomyosin receptor kinase B