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. 2020 Jun 17;10(6):381. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10060381
ALA α-linolenic acid
ARA Arachidonic acid
Bax Bcl-2-associated X protein
BBB Blood-Brain-Barrier
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
B-FABP Fatty acid-binding protein
BMEC Cerebral microvascular endothelial cells
CBTRUS Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States
CD36 Fatty acid translocase
CHD Coronary heart disease
CNS Central nervous system
COX Cyclooxygenase
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase 2
CYP450 Cytochrome P450
CYP2s Cytochrome P450 Family 2
CYP2C11 Cytochrome P450 Family 2 subfamily C member 11
CYP4s Cytochrome P450 Family 4
CYP4A1 Cytochrome P450 Family 4 subfamily A member 1
CYP4X1 Cytochrome P450 Family 4 subfamily X member 1
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid
DiHETEs Dihydroxy eicosatetraenoic acids
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid
16,17-EpDPE 16,17-Epoxy docosapentaenoic acid
EpETEs Epoxyeicosatetraenoic acids
EETs Epoxy-eicosatrienoic cis-acids
5,6-EET 5,6-Epoxy-eicosatrienoic acid
8,9-EET 8,9-Epoxy-eicosatrienoic acid
11,12-EET 11,12-Epoxy-eicosatrienoic acid
14,15-EET 14,15-Epoxy-eicosatrienoic acid
EP1 Prostaglandin E2 receptor 1
EP2 Prostaglandin E2 receptor 2
EP4 Prostaglandin E4 receptor 4
EPHX2 Epoxy-hydroxylase
ERK Extracellular regulated kinase
FABP3 Fatty acid-binding protein 3
FABP4 Fatty acid-binding protein 4
FABP5 Fatty acid-binding protein 5
FABP7 Fatty acid-binding protein 7
FAT Fatty acid translocase
FATP1 Fatty acid transport protein 1
FATP4 Fatty acid transport protein 4
FGF-2 Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
GBM Glioblastoma
GLA γ-linolenic acid
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HET0016 N-hydroxy-N′-(4-butyl-2-methylphenol) formamidine
HETEs Hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acids
5-HETE 5-Hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid
12-HETE 12-Hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid
15-HETE 15-Hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid
19-HETE 19-Hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid
20-HETE 20-Hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid
HEPEs Hydroxy-eicosapentaenoic acids
HpETE Hydroperoxyl-eicosatetraenoic acids
5-HpETE 5-Hydroperoxyl-eicosatetraenoic acid
IL-1 Interleukin 1 beta
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IL-10 Interleukin 10
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LA Linoleic acid
LDL Low density lipoprotein
LDL-R Low density lipoprotein receptor
Leuk 4 4-series leukotrienes
LOX Lipoxygenase
LPC Lysophosphatidylcholine
LPC-DHA Lysophosphatidylcholine-Docosahexaenoic acid
LPC-PUFAs Lysophosphatidylcholine-Polyunsaturated fatty acids
LPL Lipoprotein lipase
LTs Leukotrienes
LTB4 Leukotriene B4
LTB5 Leukotriene B5
LTC4 Leukotriene C4
LTC5 Leukotriene C5
LTD4 Leukotriene D4
LTD5 Leukotriene D5
LXA4 Lipoxin A4
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Mfsd2a Major facilitator superfamily domain-containing protein 2
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
mPGES-1 Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1
mRNA Messenger Ribonucleic acid
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NE-DHA Non esterified-Docosahexaenoic acid
NE-PUFAs Non esterified-Polyunsaturated fatty acids
NFATC1 Nuclear factor of activated T cells 1
NSCs Neuronal stem cells
17-ODYA 17-octadecynoic acid
p27 Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B
p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase
p53 Tumor protein p53
PARP Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PCNA Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
pERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
PGEs Prostaglandins
PGD2 Prostaglandin D2
PGE1 Prostaglandin E1
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PGE3 Prostaglandin E3
PGF Prostaglandin F
PGF3 Prostaglandin F3
PGES Prostaglandin E synthase
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKA Protein kinase A
PKC Protein kinase C
PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids
-3 PUFAs Omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids
-6 PUFAs Omega-6-polyunsaturated fatty acids
Sp1 Specificity protein 1
Sp3 Specificity protein 3
ROS Reactive oxygen species
17RS-HpDHA 17S-hydroxy-containing docosanoids
sEH Soluble Epoxy-Hydrolase
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TPA 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
TUNEL Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) dUTP Nick-End Labeling
TXs Thromboxanes
TXA2 Thromboxane A2
TXA3 Thromboxane A3
TXB2 Thromboxane B2
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WHO World Health Organization