| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| BAX | BCL2 Associated X |
| Bcl2 | B cell lymphoma 2 protein family |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CA | cornu ammonis |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| CON | non-restraint stress + saline |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s Medium |
| EPM | elevated plus maze test |
| H&E | hematoxylin-eosin |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| HY7715 | Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HY7715 |
| IF | immunofluorescence |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| LAB | lactic acid bacteria |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MEM | Minimum Essential Medium |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| NFkB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| OFT | open field test |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SirT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| STR | restraint stress + saline |
| STR + 7715 | restraint stress + L. plantarum HY7715 at 1 × 109 CFU/kg/day |