MA	Moyamoya angiopathy
cEPCs	Circulating endothelial progenitor cells
HD	Healthy donors
ICAs	Internal carotid arteries
RNF213	Ring Finger Protein 213
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
TIA	Transient ischemic attack
ACVD	Atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease
WB	White blood
SD vWF VEGF-R2	Standard deviation von Willebrand Factor Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
HUVEC	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
EGM-MV	Microvascular Endothelial Cell Growth Medium
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
TGF-β1 CCL5 CCL2	Transforming growth factor-beta 1 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
β2M	Beta 2-microglobulin
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EBM	Endothelial Basal Medium
n	Number
A	Adult
P	Pediatric
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
na	Not available
ECFCs CECs	Endothelial colony forming cells Circulating endothelial cells
AA	Alcohol abuse
AD	Antidepressant
AE	Antiepileptic
AH	Antihypertensive
AHHC	Anti-hyperhomocysteinemia
AG	Antiaggregants
B	Bilateral
CCB	Calcium channel blockers
CVD	Cerebrovascular disease
DL	Dyslipidemia
DM	Diabetes mellitus
ET	Estroprogestinic therapy
f	Female
H	Hypertension
HHC	Hyperhomocysteinemia
HoS	History of smoking
HS	Hemorrhagic stroke
HT	Head trauma
IHH	Ischemic heart disease
IS	Ischemic stroke
m	Male
NIHSS	National Institute of Health Scale
PI	Physical inactivity
PSY	psychiatric disorder
ST	Statins
U	Unilateral