A1AT	Alpha-1 antitrypsin
AGEs	Advanced glycation end-products
Akt /PkB	Protein kinase B
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CNTF	Ciliary neurotrophic factor
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
HO-1	Heme-oxygenase 1
ICAM-1	Intracellular adhesion molecule 1
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MANF	Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP-9	Metalloproteinase 9
NFkB	Nuclear factor-kappaB
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NGF	Nerve growth factor
P75 NTR	p75 neurotrophin receptor
PI3K	Phosphoinositide-3-kinase
PKC	Protein kinase C
PKR	Pro-apoptotic RNA-dependent protein kinase
PVR	Proliferative vitreous retinopathy
RGCs	Retinal ganglion cells
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SHH	Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
STZ	Streptozotocin
TrkA	Tyrosine kinase A receptor
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4