18S rRNA	18S ribosomal RNA
3-HAA	3-hydroxyanthranilic acid
3-HAO	3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase
3HK	3-hydroxy-kynurenine
AA	anthranilic acid
ACMSD	aminocarboxymuconate semialdehyde decarboxylase
AADAT	kynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase
CI	confidence interval
CNS	central nervous system
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
DM	diabetes mellitus
DtN	door-to-needle (time)
HT	hypertension
HL	hyperlipidaemia
IDO1	indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
KAT	kynurenine aminotransferase
KMO	kynurenine monooxygenase
KYAT1	kynurenine aminotransferase 1
KYN	kynurenine
KYNA	kynurenic acid
KYNU	kynureninase
KP	kynurenine pathway
LD	linkage disequilibrium
LDL	low density lipoprotein
mRS	modified Rankin Scale
NIHSS	National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
OR	odds ratio
PBS	peripheral blood sample
RT-qPCR	reverse transcription-qPCR
QA	quinolinic acid
qPCR	quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
TDO2	tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase
TOAST	Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment
TPH1	tryptophan hydroxylase 1
TPH2	tryptophan hydroxylase 2
UN	urea nitrogen
WBC	white blood cell