| aCSF | artificial cerebrospinal fluid |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| AMPAR | AMPA receptor |
| ASCT2 | alanine-serine-cysteine amino acid transporter-2 |
| BCAT1 | branched-chain amino acid transaminase 1 |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CDKN2A/B | cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A/B |
| CDK4 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| DAAO | D-amino acid oxidase |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| D-2HG | D-2-hydroxyglutarate |
| EAAT2 | excitatory amino acid transporter 2 |
| GLT-1 | glutamate transporter 1 |
| IDH1 | isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 |
| iNOS | inducible NO synthase |
| IP3 | inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| KAR | kainate receptor |
| LEV | levetiracetam |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| mGluR | metabotropic glutamate receptor |
| Nf1 | neurofibromin 1 |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NMDAR | NMDA receptor |
| PDGFRA | platelet-derived growth factor receptor A |
| PER | perampanel |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| SAS | sulfasalazine |
| SV2A | synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A |
| TMZ | temozolomide |
| TPM | topiramate |
| TP53 | tumor protein P53 |
| VPA | valproic acid |
| xCT | solute carrier family 7 member 11 |