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. 2020 Mar 22;9(3):260. doi: 10.3390/antiox9030260
AA Ascorbic Acid
AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
AQP4 Aquaporin-4
BBB Blood–Brain Barrier
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
CBF Cerebral Blood Flow
CBV Cerebral Blood Volume
CCI Controlled Cortical Impact
COX Cyclooxygenase
CSF Cerebro-Spinal Fluid
CT Computed Tomography
CTE Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
DHA Docosohexaenoic Acid
DHE Dihydroethidium Staining
DRP1 Dynamin-Related Protein 1
EEG Electroencephalography
eNOS Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
EPA Eicosapentaenoic Acid
ETC Electron Transfer Chain
FIS1 Fission Protein 1, mitochondrial
FJB/C Fluoro Jade B or C staining
FST Forced Swimming Test
FPI Fluid Percussion Injury
GAP-43 Growth-Associated Protein-43
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
GFAP Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
GPx Glutathione Peroxidases
GSH Reduced Glutathione
GSK-3β Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta
GSNA Greater Splanchnic Nerve Activity
GSNO Nitrosoglutathione
GR GSH Reductase
GSSG Oxidized Glutathione
Hb Haemoglobin
H&E Hematoxylin and Eosin staining rotocol
ICH Immunohistochemistry
ICP Intracranial Pressure
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
i.m. Intramuscular
i.v. Intravenous
lncRNA Neat1 Long noncoding RNA nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1
MDA Malondialdehyde
MFN1 or 2 Mitofusin 1 or 2
MINO Minocycline
mNSS Modified Neurological Severity Score
mTBI Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
MWM Morris Water Maze
NAC N-Acetylcystein
NFL Neurofilament Light
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NICUs Neurosurgical Intensive Care Units
NKCC Sodium–potassium–chloride cotransporter
NMDA N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
nNOS Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase
NO Nitric oxide
NOR Novel Object Recognition
NOS Nitric Oxide Synthases
NOX NADPH Oxidase
NP Neuropsychological
Nrf2-ARE Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 Antioxidant Response Elements
NSS Neurological Soft Signs
OPA1 Optic dominant Atrophy 1
OXPHOS Oxidative Phosphorylation
PARK2 Parkin
PAT Passive Avoidance Task
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
PINK1 mitochondrial serine/threonine-protein kinase 1
PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
PUFA Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
RNS Reactive Nitrogen Species
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SIS Second Impact Syndrome
SOD Superoxide Dismutase
SVCT1 or 2 Sodium dependent vitamin C transporter 1 or 2
SYP Synaptophysin
TAC Total Antioxidant Capacity
TBARS Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substance
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
TST Tail Suspension Test
TUNEL Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling assay
UCH-L1 Ubiquitin Carboxy-terminal Hydrolase-L1
VCS Veterinary Coma Scale
VR Virtual Reality
WB Western Blot
WD Weight Drop
XO Xanthine Oxidase