ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
ADNP	activity-dependent neurotrophic protein
AngI	angiotensin I
APJ	apelin receptor
AT1R and AT2R	angiotensin type I and type 2 receptors
B1R and B2R	bradykinin receptors 1 and 2
BCCAO	bilateral common carotid artery occlusion
BRB	blood–retinal barrier
CGRP	calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor
CRF	corticotropin-releasing factor
DPP4	dipeptidyl peptidase 4
ERG	electroretinogram
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GH	growth hormone
GHR	GH receptor
GHRH	GH-releasing hormone
GHSR-1a	GH secretagogue receptor type 1a
GLP-1	glucagon-like peptide-1
GLP-1R	GLP-1 receptor
HIF1-α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor-1
iNOS	inducible NO synthase
IOP	intraocular pressure
MDMA	methylenedioxymethamphetamine
MC1-5R	melanocortin receptors 1-5
MR	mineralocorticoid receptor
NAP	8-amino acid peptide derived from ADNP
NK1-3R	NK receptors 1-3
NKA and NKB	neurokinin A and B
NO	nitric oxide
NPY	neuropeptide Y
PAC1R	PACAP receptor 1
PACAP	pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
PDR	proliferative diabetic retinopathy
RAS	renin–angiotensin system
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RPE	retinal pigment epithelium
SP	substance P
SRIF	somatotropin release inhibiting factor—somatostatin
sst1–5	SRIF receptors 1-5
STZ	streptozotocin
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
Ucn 2	urocortin 2
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFRs	VEGF receptors
VIP	vasoactive intestinal peptide
VPAC1R and VPAC2R	VIP and PACAP receptors 1 and 2
α-MSH	α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone