| Akt | RAC-Alpha Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase, Protein Kinase B Alpha |
| AMPA | A-Amino-3-Hydroxy-5-Methyl-4-Isoxazolepropionic Acid |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| CFTR | Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator |
| CREB | Camp Response Element-Binding Protein |
| CST-3 | Calsyntenin-3 |
| CTS | Cardiotonic Steroids |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole |
| DARPP-32 | Dopamine and CAMP-Regulated Neuronal Phosphoprotein 32 |
| DAT | Dopamine Transporter |
| DAVID | Database For Annotation, Visualization And Integrated Discovery |
| Degs | Differentially Expressed Genes |
| Egr-1 | Early Growth Response Protein 1 |
| Eif5 | Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 5 |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| GABA | Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid |
| GFAP | Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein |
| GLAST | Glutamate Aspartate Transporter |
| GLT-1 | Glutamate Transporter 1 |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| GSK 3 | Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 |
| GTP | Guanosine Triphosphate |
| HBSS | Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells |
| ICV | Intracerebroventricular |
| Inos | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| IP3R | Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor |
| JIP-2 | JNK- Interacting Protein—2, Or MAPK8IP2—Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 Interacting Protein 2 |
| JIP-3 | JNK-Interacting Protein—3, Or MAPK8IP3—Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 Interacting Protein 3 |
| JNK | C-Jun N-Terminal Kinas |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia Of Genes And Genomes |
| MAP2 | Microtubule Associated Protein 2 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases |
| MLK2 | Mixed Lineage Kinase 2, Or MAPKKK—Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-Thiazolyl)-2,5-Diphenyl-2H-Tetrazolium Bromide |
| NCX | Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger |
| NMDA | N-Methyl-D-Aspartate |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| PMCA1 | Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting Atpase 1 |
| PMCA2 | Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting Atpase 2 |
| PPIP5K2 | Diphosphoinositol Pentakisphosphate Kinase 2 |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene Difluoride |
| RIN | RNA Integrity Number |
| RIPA Buffer | Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay Buffer |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate–Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis |
| SLC4A3 | Solute Carrier Family 4 Member 3 |
| Th | Tyrosine Hydroxylase |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| VSMC | Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells |