| Aβ | beta-amyloid |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP kinase |
| AMIGO2 | adhesion molecule with IgG-like domain 2 |
| Armcx1 | armadillo repeat-containing X-linked 1 |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CA | cornus ammonis |
| CaMKKβ | Ca2+-calmodulin kinase kinase β |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| CORMs | CO-releasing molecules |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CNTF | ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| cAMP | cyclic AMP |
| CREB | cAMP-responsive element-binding protein |
| DG | dentate gyrus |
| DLK | dual leucine zipper-bearing kinase |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| ERK | extracellular-signal-related kinase |
| ERRα | estrogen-related receptor α |
| GAP43 | growth-associated protein 43 |
| GDNF | glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| gp130 | glycoprotein 130 |
| HDAC5 | histone deacetylase 5 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| Hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| HO | heme oxygenase |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| JAKs | Janus kinases |
| JNKs | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| JIP3 | JNK-interacting protein 3 |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MEKs | MAPK kinases |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| eNOS | endothelial NO synthase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Nrf2 | nuclear transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 |
| NSC | neural stem cell |
| OGD | oxygen-glucose deprivation |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PDK1 | 3-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ-coactivator-1α |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase |
| Prox1 | prospero homeobox 1 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RGCs | retinal ganglion cells |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| SGZ | subgranular zone |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| SOCS3 | suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAZ | transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TSC | tuberous sclerosis complex |
| TSC1 | hamartin |
| TSC2 | tuberin |
| TrkB | tropomyosin-related kinase B |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR1 | VEGF receptor 1 |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |