ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BCA	Bicinchoninic acid
C3	Complement component C3
C3a	Complement component C3a
C3aR	Complement component C3a receptor
C5	Complement component C5
C5a	Complement component C5a
C5aR	Complement component C5a receptor
C5aR1	Complement component C5a receptor 1
C5aR2	Complement component C5a receptor 2
CLP	Cecal ligation and puncture
CNS	Central nervous system
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DNase	Deoxyribonuclease
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
H&E	Hematoxylin and eosin
HBSS	Hanks’ balanced salt solution
IF	Immunofluorescence
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
Iba1	Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin-6
Ki	Influx rate constant
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
NETs	Neutrophil extracellular traps
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
PMA	Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
rm	Recombinant mouse
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RT-qPCR	Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SAE	Sepsis-associated encephalopathy
S100B	S100 calcium-binding protein B
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TR-dextran	Texas Red dextran
TRITC	Tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate