AAV	Adeno-associated virus
AAV9	Adeno-associated virus serotype 9
AKT	Protein kinase B
APC	Adenomatous-polyposis-coli
BL	Blue light
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
CAG	CMV early enhancer/chicken β actin
CaMKII	Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
ChR2	Channelrhodopsin-2
CREB	cAMP-responsive element-binding protein
CSPG	Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EPAC2	Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP
ERK	Extracellular-signal-related kinase
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3β
HBSS	Hanks Balanced Salt Solution
hChR2	Humanized channelrhodopsin-2
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NGS	Normal goat serum
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor κB
NPC	Neural progenitor cell
LIF	Leukaemia inhibitory factor
LPA	Lysophosphatidic acid
Olig2	Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
SCI	Spinal cord injury
Stat3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
VGCC	Voltage-gated calcium channel