(q:d)PCR	(quantitative, digital) PCR
AQP	aquaporin
Bcl	B-cell lymphoma
CAM	cellular adhesion molecule
CRP	C-reactive protein
ECM	extracellular matrix
HIF 1	hypoxia-inducible factor 1
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IGF-I	anti-apoptotic insulin receptor 1
IGFR1	insulin-like growth factor 1
IS	ischemic stroke
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
MCAO	medial cerebral artery occlusion
Mcl-1	myeloid cell leukemia 1
miRNA	micro RNA
MMP	metalloproteinases
mRNA	messenger RNA
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NGS	Next Generation Sequencing
NMDA	N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid
NRF2	nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SHR	spontaneously hypertensive rat
SMC	smooth muscle cell
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 2
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
tPA	tissue plasminogen activator
PGC-1α	proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
STAT-5	signal transducer and activator of transcription 5
FGF-2	fibroblast growth factor 2
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor