| I/R | ischemia/reperfusion |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| MCPIP1 | monocyte chemotactic protein 1–induced protein 1 |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens-1 |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real time PCR |