| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| eNOS | Endothelial NOS |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| iNOS | Inducible NOS |
| MCP | Monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| IFN | Interferon |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | NO synthase |
| nNOS | Neuronal NOS |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |