| IS | Ischemic stroke |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| Fe-S cluster | Iron–sulfur clusters |
| DALYs | Disability-adjusted life years |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| CTR1 | Copper transporter 1 |
| CCS | Copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase |
| SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase 1 |
| ATOX1 | Antioxidant 1 copper chaperone |
| ATPases | Adenosine triphosphatases |
| ATP7A | ATPase copper transporting alpha |
| ATP7B | ATPase copper transporting beta |
| TGN | Trans-Golgi network |
| MT | Metallothionein |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| COX17 | Cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein 17 |
| COX | Cytochrome c oxidase |
| SLC31A1 | Solute carrier family 31 member 1 |
| FDX1 | Ferredoxin 1 |
| LIAS | Lipoyl synthase |
| HSP70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| DLAT | Dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase |
| DLST | Dihydrolipoamide S-succinyltransferase |
| RAB18 | Ras-related protein Rab-18 |
| CPT1A | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A |
| DLD | Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase |
| PPP1R15A | Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 15A |
| PP1 | Protein phosphatase 1 |
| 4EBP1 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 |
| G6PD | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| I/R | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| MCAO/R | Middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion |
| METTL14 | Methyltransferase-like 14 |
| TTM | Tetrathiomolybdate |
| CAA | Cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
| Aβ | Amyloid-β |
| Dex | Dexmedetomidine |
| EDB | Edaravone dextrose |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| OGD/R | Oxygen–glucose deprivation/reperfusion |
| SLC7A11 | Solute carrier family 7 member 11 |
| 8HQs | 8-Hydroxyquinolines |
| ZnPT | Zinc pyrithione |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| ACO2 | Aconitase 2 |
| AS | Astragaloside IV |
| DUSP1 | Dual specificity phosphatase 1 |
| PHB2 | Prohibitin 2 |
| MQC | Mitochondrial quality control |
| CG | Calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside |
| AR | Astragali Radix |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| ATF3 | Activating transcription factor 3 |
| PHI | Phillygenin |
| ART | Artesunate |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| MT2A | Metallothionein 2A |
| XFC | Xinfeng Capsule |
| METTL3 | Methyltransferase-like 3 |
| miR-221/222-3p | MicroRNA-221/222-3p |
| TLB | Trilobatin |
| DIC | Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity |