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. 2021 Jul 14;12:692061. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.692061
ROS Reactive oxygen species
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
CD Cluster of differentiation
TCR T cell receptor
Th cells T helper cells
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
IFN Interferon
IL Interleukin
Treg cells Regulatory T cells
NKT cells Natural killer T cells
IRF Interferon-regulatory factor
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
AHR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
CCR C-C chemokine receptor
APCs Antigen-presenting cells
RA Rheumatoid arthritis
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Tfh Follicular helper T cells
CXCR C-X-C chemokine receptor
CXCL Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
GCs Germinal centers
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
tMCAO Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion
pMCAO Permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion
CNS Central nervous system
BBB Blood-brain barrier
CCL Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
G-CSF Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
TLRs Toll-like receptors
HMGB1 High-mobility group box 1
MAPCs Multipotent adult progenitor cells
PLR Platelet lymphocyte ratio
NLR Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
FPR2 N-​formyl peptide receptor 2
AIM2 Absent in melanoma 2
PAD4 Protein arginine deiminase 4
MPO Myeloperoxidase
NETs Neutrophil extracellular traps
ECM Extracellular matrix
ICAM-1 Intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1
fMLF N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine
PAF Platelet activating factor
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PRR Pattern recognition receptors
NADPH Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
VLA-4 Very late antigen-4
ONC Optic nerve crush
DRG Dorsal root ganglion
NE Neutrophil elastase
MIP-2 Macrophage inflammatory protein 2
CRAMP DNA-cathelicidin-​related antimicrobial peptide
NLRs Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain like receptors
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
SDF-1 Stromal-derived factor 1