| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AKAP-1 | A-kinase anchoring protein-1 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Bax | Bcl-2-assocaited X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma2 |
| Cyt c | Cytochrome C |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein-1 |
| Drp1 siRNA | Silencing of dynamin-related protein-1 |
| p-Drp1 | Phosphorylated dynamin-related protein-1 |
| IPC | Ischemic preconditioning |
| LC3-II | Microtubule-associated protein-II |
| MAPK | Major mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| tMCAO | Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| Mfn2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| OGD | Oxygen-glucose deprivation |
| OGDR | Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation |
| OPA1 | Optic atrophy protein1 |
| s-OPA1 | Short isoform optic atrophy protein1 |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| VDAC-1 | Voltage-dependent anion-selective channel 1 |