| AIS | acute ischemic stroke |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BM-MNC | bone marrow mononuclear cell |
| BM-MSC | bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cell |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| GDNF | glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| hcMSC | human cranial bone-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cell |
| HUCB | human umbilical cord blood |
| IL | interleukin |
| MASTERS | MultiStem® Administration for Stroke Treatment and Enhanced Recovery Study |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MNC | mononuclear cell |
| MT | mechanical thrombectomy |
| Muse | multilineage-differentiating stress-enduring |
| NSC | neuronal stem cell |
| NO | Nitrogen monoxide |
| OGD | oxygen-glucose deprivation |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| rCBF | regional cerebral blood flow |
| RNAseq | RNA sequencing |
| SSEA | stage-specific embryonic antigen |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |