| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| Cx43 | Connexin 43 |
| Etd | Ethidium |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| iNOS | inducible NO synthase |
| [Ca2+]i | Intracellular Ca2+ |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Panx1 PGE2 | Pannexin-1 Prostaglandin E |
| Poly (I:C) | polyriboinosinic-polyribocytidilic acid |
| P2X7Rs | P2X7 receptors |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SFK | Src family kinase |
| IFNs | type I interferons |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |