| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CLIP | Class II-associated invariant peptide |
| DAMP | Damage associated molecular pattern |
| PAMP | Pathogen associated molecular pattern |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like |
| NLR | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like (NOD) receptor |
| NFkB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| NMDA | N-methyl-d-aspartate |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| AngII | Angiotensin II |
| DRG | Dorsal root ganglion |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| PTE | Post-traumatic epilepsy |
| GECI | Genetically encoded calcium indicator |
| aCSF | Artificial cerebrospinal fluid recording buffer |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |