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. 2020 Sep 25;21(19):7088. doi: 10.3390/ijms21197088
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine; serotonin
Akt AKT serine/threonine kinase
Akt1 RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase
AMPA 2-amino-3-(5-methyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-4-yl)propanoic acid
ASIC Acid-sensing ion channel
ATF4 Cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4
ATF6 Cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 alpha
BDNF
BDNF
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Human BDNF gene
Bdnf Rodent BDNF gene
BiP Endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP
CaMKIIα Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
CaMKIV Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV
CHOP DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 protein
CRAC/CARC Cholesterol recognition/interaction amino acid consensus
CREB Cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein
CRF Corticoliberin; Corticotropin releasing factor
DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
DHEAS Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
EDEM ER degradation-enhancing alpha-mannosidase-like protein 1
EGTA Ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N’,N’-tetraacetic acid
eIF-2a Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK1 Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3; extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1
ERK2 Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1; extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2
GluA Glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA
GluN Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA
GRP94 Endoplasmin
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HPA Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
IP3R1 Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1
IP3R3 Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3
IRE1 Serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease IRE1
JNK C-Jun N-terminal kinase; mitogen-activated protein kinase
LPO Lipid peroxidation
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
LTD Long-term depression
LTP Long-term potentiation
MAM Mitochondria-associated membranes
mBDNF Mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor
miRNA Small non-coding microRNA
MDD Major depressive disorder
nNOS Nitric oxide synthase, brain
NGF Beta-nerve growth factor
NMDA (2R)-2-(methylamino)butanedioic acid
NO Nitric oxide
P35 Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 activator 1
p38MAPK p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
PDGFRβ Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PERK Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKC Protein kinase C
PLCγ 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma
proBDNF Precursor of brain-derived neurotrophic factor
PTSD Post traumatic stress disorder
Rac1-GTPase Rat sarcoma virus mitogen activated protein kinase kinase
SERT Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter
Sigma1R Sigma nonopioid intracellular receptor 1; chaperon Sigma1R
SIGMAR1 Human Sigma1R gene
Sigmar1 Rodent Sigma1R gene
SSRI Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
trkA High affinity nerve growth factor receptor
trkB BDNF/NT-3 growth factors receptor; neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 2
TSPO Translocator protein
UPR Unfolded protein response
VDAC2 Voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 2
XBP1 X-box-binding protein 1