ADMET	Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AUC	Area under the curve
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
CBF	Cerebral blood flow
CMC	Carboxymethyl cellulose
CNS	Central nervous system
CYP	Cytochrome pigment
DAPI	4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole
EB	Evans blue
eNOS	endothelial NOS
FA	Ferulic acid; 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid
FAD012	3,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy cinnamic acid
HO-1	Heme oxygenase-1
i.p.	Intraperitoneal
i.v.	Intravenous
LD50	Lethal dose 50
LOAEL	Lowest observed adverse effect level
L-NAME	NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester
MCAO/Re	Middle cerebral artery occlusion following reperfusion
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	NO synthase
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
t-PA	Tissue plasminogen activator
TTC	2,3,5-Triphenyl tetrazolium chloride
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
p-eNOS	phosphorylated eNOS
RBMVECs	Rat brain microvascular endothelial cells
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
TJ	Tight junction
vWF	von Willebrand factor