Abbreviation	Description
AMPA	α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CNS	Central nervous system
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine type 4 receptor
ECASS-4	European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study-4
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Endothelial growth factor
ESC	Embryonic stem cell
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
ICH	Intracerebral hemorrhage
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
iPSC	Induced pluripotent stem cell
IR	Ischemic reperfusion
LRP	Lipoprotein receptor-related protein
MCAO	Middle cerebral artery occlusion
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MIP-1α	Macrophage inflammatory proteins
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NMDA	N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid or N-methyl-D-aspartate
NSC	Neural stem cell
NTF	Neurotrophic factor
NVU	Neurovascular unit
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SDF-1α	Stromal cell derived factor 1-α
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
SVZ	Subventricular zone
TIMP-2	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2
TJPs	Tight junction proteins
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor
tPA	Tissue plasminogen activator
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
vWF	von Willebrand factor
ZO-1	Zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1)