APAF-1	apoptotic protease activating factor 1
ATF4	activating transcription factor 4
bmMSCs	bone marrow derived-MSCs
CaMKIα	calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Iα
CDK1	cyclin dependent kinase 1
CL	cardiolipin
CNS	central nervous system
Cyt c	cytochrome c
DRP1	dynamin-related protein 1
EPCs	endothelial progenitor cells
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated-kinase
EVs	extracellular vesicles
FIS1	fission factor 1
FKBP8	FK506-binding protein 8
FUNCD1	FUN14 Domain Containing 1
i-AAA	intermembrane space ATPase
I/R	ischemic reperfusion
IL-18	interleukin-18
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IMM	inner mitochondrial membrane
IMS	mitochondrial intermembrane space
IS	ischemic stroke
L-OPA1	long optic atrophy 1
LCI	local cooling infusion
m-AAA	matrix ATPases
MAMs	mitochondria associated membranes
MCU	mitochondria calcium uniporter
MFF	mitochondrial fission factor
MFN1	mitofusin 1
MFN2	mitofusin 2
MID49	mitochondrial dynamics protein of 49 KDa
MID51	mitochondrial dynamics protein of 51 KDa
mPTP	1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
mtDNA	mitochondrial DNA
NBR1	neighbor of Brca1
NDP52	Nuclear Dot Protein 52
NIX/BNIP3L	NIP3-Like Protein X/BCL2 Interacting Protein 3 Like
NLRP3	nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing protein 3
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NRF-1	Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1
NRF-2	Nuclear Respiratory Factor 2
OGD	oxygen and glucose deprivation
OMA1	overlapping activity with m-AAA protease
OMM	outer mitochondrial membrane
OPA1	optic atrophy 1
OPTN	optineurin
OXPHOS	oxidative phosphorylation
p62/SQSTM1	p62/sequestosome 1
PARL	presenilin-associated rhomboid-like
PGC-1	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1 (known as PPAR-Gamma Coactivator 1)
PINK1	PTEN-induced kinase 1
PKA	cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
PKCδ	protein kinase C delta
ROCK1	Rho-associated coiled coil-containing protein kinase 1
ROS	reactive oxygen species
S-OPA1	short optic atrophy 1
SIRT1	Sirtuin 1
SOD2	superoxide dismutase 2
TAX1BP1	Tax1 Binding Protein 1
TBK1	TANK Binding Kinase 1
tMCAO	transient middle cerebral artery occlusion
TNFAIP2	TNF Alpha Induced Protein 2
TNTs	named tunneling nanotubes
tPA	tissue plasminogen
UCP2	uncoupling protein 2
Ψm	mitochondrial membrane potential