| A2A | Adenosine A2A receptor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Ang1 | Angiopoietin-1 |
| Arg1 | Arginase-1 |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CX3CL1 | C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| CX3CR1 | C-X3-C motif chemokine receptor 1 |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EPCs | Endothelial progenitor cells |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| HIFs | Hypoxia-inducible factors |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LIF | Leukemia inhibitory factor |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| MAPK/ERK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MerTK | MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase |
| METTL3 | Methyltransferase-like 3 |
| MHC II | Major histocompatibility complex class II |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| OAS3 | 2′-5′-Oligoadenylate synthetase 3 |
| OGD | Oxygen–glucose deprivation |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PI3K/Akt | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B |
| PIK3R2 | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SPP1 | Secreted phosphoprotein 1 |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| Tie2 | Tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like domains 2 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VEGF-A | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| YAP1 | Yes-associated protein 1 |