| AD-MSC | Adipose tissue-derived Mesenchymal stem cell |
| ARE | Antioxidant response elements |
| AS | Vehicle-treated asphyxia-exposed animals |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid |
| CA1 | cornu Ammonis 1 |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CREB | cAMP-response element-binding protein |
| CS | Vehicle-treated control animals |
| DAPI | 4,6 diamino-2-phenylindol |
| DFX | Deferoxamine |
| DFX-MSC-S | Secretome derived from deferoxamine preconditioned MSC |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GSSG | Reduced glutathione |
| GSH | Oxidized glutathione |
| HI | Hypoxia ischemia |
| HO1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| HR | Hypoxia reoxygenation |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| IBA1 | Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 |
| ICV | Intra-cerebro-ventricular |
| IFN−γ | Interferon gamma |
| IR | Ischemia reperfusion |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1 |
| MSC | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| MSC-S | Secretome derived from human-adipose tissue derived-MSC |
| NGS | Normal goat serum |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa B |
| P | Post-natal day |
| Prx-3 | peroxiredoxin 3 |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| TNF−α | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| TBS-T | Tris-buffered saline-Tween |