ARV, antiretroviral(s); BMVEC, brain vascular endothelial cells; [Ca2+]i intracellular calcium concentration; 8-CAC, 8-carboxamidocyclazocine; DAMGO, D-Ala2, N-MePhe4, Gly-ol]-enkephalin; DCF, dihydro-dichlorofluorescein; DOR, δ-opioid receptor; DHE, dihydroethidium; DTG, dolutegravir; DPDPE, [D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin; FTC, emtricitabine; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid; Iba1, ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1; JAM-1, junctional adhesion molecule-1; KCC2, K+-Cl− cotransporter 2; KOR, κ-opioid receptor; LTR, long terminal repeat; ΔΨm, mitochondrial inner membrane potential; MOR, μ-opioid receptor; [Na+]i, intracellular sodium concentration; nor-BNI, nor-binaltorphimine; NPCs, neural progenitor cells; OLs, oligodendroglia; ROS, reactive oxygen species; TEER, transendothelial electrical resistance; TFV, tenofovir; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling; ZDV, zidovudine