A$\beta$	Amyloid-beta
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ALS	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AQP-4	Aquaporin-4
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BM	Basement membrane
BMEC	Brain microvascular endothelial cell
CCL	C-C motif ligand
CNS	Central nervous system
DAMP	Danger-associated molecular pattern
ECM	Extracellular matrix
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
IL	Interleukin
iBMEC	Induced brain microvascular endothelial cell-like cell
iPSC	Induced pluripotent stem cell
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MOG	Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
MOGAD	MOG-associated antibody disease
MS	Multiple sclerosis
NMDARE	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis
NMOSD	Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders
NVU	Neurovascular unit
OGD	Oxygen-glucose deprivation
OPC	Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PDMS	Polydimethylsiloxane
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2
TBI	Traumatic brain injury
TEER	Trans-endothelial electrical resistance
TGF-$\beta$	Transforming growth factor-beta
Th	T helper
TJ	Tight junction
TNF-$\alpha$	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZO-1	Zonula occludens-1