| NVU | Neurovascular unit |
| IS | Ischemic stroke |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| BM | Basement membrane |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| BMEC | Brain microvascular endothelial cell |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| FGF2 | Fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |
| TJAP-1 | Tight-junction-associated protein 1 |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| MAT2B | Methionine adenosyltransferase 2B |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma-2 |
| PKCδ | Protein kinase C delta |
| GLT-1 | Glutamate transporter-1 |
| OPA1 | Optic atrophy 1 |
| OGD | Oxygen-glucose deprivation |
| RC3H1 | CCCH-type domains 1 |
| CAMs | Cell adhesion molecules |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |