| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BW | Body weight |
| CD68 | Cluster of differentiation 68 |
| ECA | External carotid artery |
| GABA | Gamma aminobutyric acid |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| Iba-1 | Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| ICA | Internal carotid artery |
| ITT | Insulin tolerance test |
| IR | Insulin resistance |
| MACE | Major adverse cardiovascular events |
| MCA | Middle cerebral artery |
| NeuN | Neuronal nuclei |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| SD | Standard laboratory diet |
| tMCAO | Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion |