2VO	2-vessel occlusion model
Akt	protein-serine-threonine kinase
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BI	Barthel Index
BrdU	5-bromo-2’-dexoyuridine
CNS	central nervous system
CREB	cyclic adenylate monophosphate response element-binding protein
CST	corticospinal tract
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor 4
EA	electroacupuncture
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
F-actin	Filamentous actin
FMI	Fugl-Meyer Assessment scale
FOXG1	forkhead box protein G1
GAP-43	growth associated protein-43
GDNF	glia cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GSK3	glycogen synthase kinase 3
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
IL-10	interleukin-10
IL-1β	interleukin-1beta
JAK2	Janus-activated kinase 2
LIMK1	LIM domain kinase 1
LPs	superior parietal lobule
LTD	long-term depression
LTP	long-term potentiation
M1	primary motor area
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCAO	middle cerebral artery occlusion
miRNAs	miRs, microRNAs
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
NGF	nerve growth factor
NogoA	Neurite outgrowth inhibitor A
Notch1	Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1
NPCs	neural precursor cells
NR1	N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subtype 1
NR4R3	nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 3
NSCs	neural stem cells
NT-4	neurotrophin-4
NTFs	neurotrophic factors
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PirB	paired immunoglobulin-like receptor B
PRG5	plasticity-related gene 5
PSD	postsynaptic density
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10
RA	Retinoic Acid
Rac1	RAS-related C3 botulinus toxin substrate 1
RCTs	randomized controlled trials
RhoA	Ras homolog family member A
ROCK	Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase
SCI	spinal cord injury
SGZ	subgranular zone
SOX2	SRY-box transcription factor 2
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
SVZ	subventricular zone
SYN	synaptophysin
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TrkA	tropomyosin-related kinase A
TrkC	tropomyosin receptor kinase C
TRPV1	transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
ZNF423	zinc finger protein 423