| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MCAO | Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion model |
| rMSC | Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| ION | Iron oxide nanoparticles |
| 293T-ION | Iron oxide nanoparticle-labeled 293T cells |
| rMSC-ION | ION-labeled bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| mNSS | Modified Neurological Severity Score |
| CP | Choroid plexus |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| SD | Standard deviation |