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. 2026 Jul 24;15(15):1322. doi: 10.3390/cells15151322
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