| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| IONI | infraorbital nerve injury |
| TG | trigeminal ganglion |
| TRPV4 | transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily type 4 |
| TRPV2 | transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily type 2 |
| CaMKII | calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II |
| MHWT | mechanical head withdrawal threshold |
| WDR | wide dynamic range neuron |
| Vc/C1-C2 | subnucleus caudalis of the spinal trigeminal nucleus and in the upper cervical spinal cord |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| CCL2 | C-C chemokine 2 |
| CCR2 | C-C chemokine receptor 2 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |