| Ang | Angiopoietin |
| AS | Radix astragali-safflower |
| BCA | Bicinchoninic acid |
| bFGF | Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| CCA | Common carotid artery |
| Cel | Celecoxib |
| CIRI | Cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury |
| CVD | Cerebrovascular disease |
| DL | Drug-like properties |
| ECA | External carotid artery |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ECs | Endothelial cells |
| Eda | Edaravone |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| HE | Hematoxylin-Eosin |
| ICA | Internal carotid artery |
| IS | Ischemia stroke |
| KEGG | Kyoto encyclopedia of gene and genomes |
| MCAO/R | Middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion |
| mNSS | Modified neurological severity scoring |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| OB | Oral bioavailability |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor B |
| PF4 | Platelet factor 4 |
| PGI2 | Prostaglandin I2 |
| PPI | Protein-Protein Interaction |
| PTGS2 | Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SNK | Student-Newman-Keuls |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TIMP-1 | TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 |
| TSP | Thrombospondin |
| TTC | 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR2 | VEGF receptor-2 |