| 2-AG | 2-arachidonoylglycerol |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| AMT | anandamide membrane transporter |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CBR | cannabinoid receptor |
| CGRP | calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| CM | chronic migraine |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CRPS | complex regional pain syndrome |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DSPN | distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy |
| EM | episodic migraine |
| FAAH | fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| FHM | familial hemiplegic migraine |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IASP | International Association for the Study of Pain |
| IL | interleukin |
| KYN | kynurenine |
| KYNA | kynurenic acid |
| L-KYN | L-kynurenine |
| M0 | migraine without aura |
| MA | migraine with aura |
| mAbs | monoclonal antibodies |
| MAGL | monoacylglycerol lipase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| nd | no data available |
| NMDA | glutamatergic N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NP | neuropathic pain |
| NTG | nitroglycerine |
| PDN | painful diabetic neuropathy |
| PEA | palmitoylethanolamide |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PHN | postherpetic neuralgia |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| TCC | trigemino-cevical complex |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| TRP | transient receptor potential |
| TRPA | transient receptor potential ankyrin |
| TRPC | transient receptor potential canonical |
| TRPM | transient receptor potential melastatin |
| TRPML | transient receptor potential mucolipin |
| TRPP | transient receptor potential polycystin |
| TRPV | transient receptor potential vanilloid |
| TSPO | translocator protein |