| ICH | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| SAH | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| BBB | Blood brain barrier |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| MMP-9 | Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 |
| AQP-4 | Aquaporin-4 |
| AQP-9 | Aquaporin-9 |
| PAR | Protease-activated receptor |
| PAR-1 | Protease-activated receptor-1 |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NLRP3 | NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 |
| PAR-4 | Protease-activated receptor-4 |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| Hp | Haptoglobin |
| sCD163 | soluble CD163 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor-4 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| TLR-2 | Toll-like receptor-2 |
| LRP | Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein |
| HCP1 | Heme carrier protein 1 |
| HO | Heme oxygenase |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HO-2 | Heme oxygenase-2 |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| Iba1 | Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| Akt/PKB | Protein kinase B |
| ASK-1 | Apoptotic signaling kinase-1 |
| DMT1 | Divalent metal transporter1 |
| FPN-1 | Ferroportin-1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |