| AIF | apoptosis inducing factor |
| Ang | angiopoietin |
| Ang2 | angiopoietin-2 |
| APAF1 | apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| APOE | apolipoprotein E |
| ATP | adenosinetrisphosphate |
| BAX | bcl2-associated x protein |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BCL-2 | b-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BMECs | brain microvessel endothelial cells |
| cFLIP | cellular FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| ColIV | collagen V |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CXCR3 | activation of CXC chemokine receptor 3 |
| CytC | cytochrome c |
| DISC | death-inducing signaling complex |
| DLL4 | delta like canonical notch ligand 4 |
| ENOPH1 | enolase-phosphatase 1 |
| FADD | FAS-associated protein with death domain |
| FGF2 | fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| HBMEC | human brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| IL-8 iPSCs |
interleukin-8 induced pluripotent stem cells |
| JAG1 | jagged1 |
| JNKs | c-jun n-terminal kinases |
| LRP1 | low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 |
| MAP kinase | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP1 | monocyte chemotactic protein 1 |
| MEOX2 | mesenchyme homeobox 2 |
| NAD+ | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| Notch 3 | neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 3 |
| NRF2 | NF-e2-related factor 2 |
| NRP1 | neuropilin-1 |
| PARP-1 | poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PGFD | prox1-gfp/flt1-dsred |
| RSPO3 | R-spondin 3 |
| S1PR1 | sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| Sema | semaphorin |
| TIMPs | tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases |
| TRPA1 | transient receptor potential cation channel A1 |
| TWEAK | TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis |
| VE-cadherin | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGF-A | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |