| AIA | Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis |
| AQP | Aquaporin |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin-4 |
| ASA | Acetylsulfanilamide |
| AZA | Acetazolamide |
| CaMKII | Calcium dependent protein kinase II |
| CII | Cerebral Ischemic Injury |
| CKII | Casein Kinase II |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COII | Type-II Collagen |
| Cu2+ | Copper |
| CuCl2 | Copper Chloride |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| 1,2-DCE | 1,2-dichloroethane |
| DFO | Deferoxamine |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Related Kinase |
| EZA | 6-Ethoxybenzothiazole-2-sulfonamide |
| Fe2+ | Ferrous Iron |
| FRT | Fischer Rat Thyroid |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| hAQP4 | Human Aquaporin 4 |
| Hg2+ | Mercury |
| IC50 | Half Maximal Inhibitory Concentration |
| ICH | Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
| kg | Kilogram |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| mAQP4 | Mouse Aquaporin 4 |
| MeHg | Methylmercury |
| mg | Milligram |
| miRNA | Micro Ribonucleic Acid |
| mM | Millimolar |
| mRNA | Messenger Ribonucleic Acid |
| NF- κB | Nuclear Factor κB |
| NMO | Neuromyelitis Optica |
| Pf | Osmotic Water Permeability |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| rAQP4 | Rat Aquaporin 4 |
| siRNA | Small Interfering Ribonucleic Acid |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TEA | Tetraethylammonium |
| TGN-020 | 2-(Nicotinamide)-1,3,4-thiadiazole |
| TLE | Temporal Lobe Epilepsy |
| ZnCl2 | Zinc Chloride |
| μM | Micromolar |