| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CD11a | Integrin alpha L |
| CD32 | Cluster of differentiation 32 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| ECAR | Extracellular acidification rate |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| HK-2 | Hexokinase 2 |
| HMC3 | Human microglial clone 3 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IH | Intermittent hypoxia |
| IKK | IkappaB kinase |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| miR | MicroRNA |
| MMP9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| OGD | Oxygen-glucose deprivation |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PaO2 | Oxygen partial pressure |
| PFK1 | Phosphofructokinase 1 |
| PRRs | Pattern recognition receptors |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UP | Unprimed |
| US | Unstimulated |