| AIS | Acute ischemic stroke |
| ARM | Arginine rich motif |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CD | Circular dichroism |
| CPP | Cell penetrating peptide |
| CTB | CellTiter-Blue |
| FDA | Food and drug administration |
| HAND | HIV-associated neurological disorder |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| MD | Molecular dynamics |
| NMDA | N-methyl D-aspartate |
| NMDAR | NMDA receptor |
| NMDAR-PSD | NMDAR postsynaptic density protein |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| PTD | Protein transduction domain |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| RRP | Arginine rich peptide |
| rtPA | Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator |
| TAT | Transactivator of transcription |
| TFE | Trifluoroethanol |