| HECO | hydroethanolic extract of Cydonia oblonga Mill. fruit |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| WHO | World Health Organization’s |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| OFT | Open-field test |
| TST | Tail suspension test |
| FST | Forced swim test |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens-1 |