| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain |
| BMDMs | Bone marrow-derived macrophages |
| CCA | Common carotid artery |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| Iba1 | Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPA1 | Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| α-MEM | Minimum Essential Medium alpha |
| mNSS | Modified neurological severity score |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| NLRP3 | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| tMCAO | Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |