| 3PGDH | 3-phosphoglyceratedehydrogenase |
| 20-HETE | 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
| AA | arachidonic acid |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ANLS | astrocyte–neuron lactate shuttle |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| CBF | cerebral blood flow |
| CMRglc | cerebral metabolic rate of glucose |
| CMRO2 | cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DS | D-serine |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EDHFs | endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors |
| EETs | epoxyeicosatrienoic acids |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GS | glymphatic system |
| IP3 | inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate |
| iPS | induced pluripotent stem cells |
| LS | L-serine |
| MCA | middle cerebral artery |
| MCTs | monocarboxylate transporters |
| mGluRs | metabotropic glutamate receptors |
| MRS | magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| NINDS | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| nNOS | neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| NVU | neurovascular unit |
| OPCs | oligodendrocyte precursor cells |
| PDHC | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PPP | pentose-phosphate pathway |
| PSD-95 | postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| rt-PA | recombinant tissue plasminogen activator |
| SRR | serine racemase |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| WT | wild-type |