| ApoM | Apolipoprotein M |
| CBF | Cerebral blood flow |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation molecule |
| CL | Contralateral |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| FC | Fold change |
| FoxP3 | Forkhead box protein P3 |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IL | Ipsilateral |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| IR | Ischemia/reperfusion |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| PIC | Peri-infarct cortex |
| PVA | Periventricular area |
| qPCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| RhoA | Transforming protein RhoA |
| SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency |
| SphK1 | Sphingosine kinase 1 |
| SphK2 | Sphingosine kinase 2 |
| SPI1 | Transcription factor PU.1 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| S1P | Sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| S1P1 | Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| S1P2 | Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2 |
| S1P3 | Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 3 |
| S1P4 | Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 4 |
| S1P5 | Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 5 |
| S1PR | Sphingosine 1-phophate receptor |
| VEGF-α | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |