ASC	Apoptosis-Associated Speck-Like Protein Containing a CARD
BBB	Blood–Brain Barrier
CCA	Common Carotid Arteries
CNS	Central Nervous System
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase 2
cPLA2	cytosolic Phospholipase A2
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
ELISA	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
EMSA	Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
ERK	Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase
FBS	Fetal Bovine Serum
FITC	Fluorescein Isothiocyanate
GADPH	Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
GFAP	Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IKK-α/β	IκB Kinase α/β
iNOS	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
I/R	Ischemia/Reperfusion
IRF1	Interferon Regulatory Factor 1
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
LDH	Lactate Dehydrogenase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAP-2	Microtubule-associated Protein 2
MCA	Middle Cerebral Artery
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
NLRP3	NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
NO	Nitric Oxide
P2X4R	P2X purinoceptor 4
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
RT-PCR	Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stat1	Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 1
TAK1	Transforming Growth Factor β-Activated Kinase-1
TBK1	TANK-binding Kinase 1
TCA	Trichloroacetic Acid
TLR	Toll-Like Receptor
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
Tpl2	Tumor Progression Locus 2