CNS	central nervous system
BBB	blood brain barrier
I/R	ischemia/reperfusion
VDR	vitamin D receptor
VDR-GP	VDR genomic pocket
VDR-AR	VDR alternative pocket
VDR-RXR	VDR- retinoic acid X receptor
VDREs	vitamin D responsive elements
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase
Akt	protein kinase B
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
BDNF	brain derived neurotrophic factor
L-VGCC	L-type voltage-gated calcium channel
NT3	neurotrophin 3
GDNF	glial-derived neurotrophic factor
NGF	nerve growth factor
MCAO/R	middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion
GSH	Glutathione
SOD	superoxide dismutase
MCA	middle cerebral artery
HIE	hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
ROS	reactive oxygen species
VDD	vitamin D deficient