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. 2025 Feb 20;14(5):321. doi: 10.3390/cells14050321
PNN Perineuronal net
CNS Central nervous system
ECM Extracellular matrix
PV+ Parvalbumin expressing
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
HA Hyaluronic acid
CSPG Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
CA Cornu ammonis
BA Brodmann area
TNR Tenascin R
CRTL1 Cartilage link protein 1
HAPLN Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein
BRAL2 Brain link protein 2
CD Cluster of differentiation
HAS Hyaluronan synthase
GAG Glycosaminoglycan
GlcA Glucoronic acid
GalNAc N-acetlyl-galactosamine
RPTP Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase
SEMA3A Semaphorin 3A
OTX2 Orthodenticle homeobox 2
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
ADAMTS A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
TNC Tenascin C
TIMP Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
AMPAR α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor
NMDAR N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor
LTP Long-term potentiation
ROS Reactive oxygen species
E/I Excitatory/inhibitory
SZ Schizophrenia
ASD Autism spectrum disorder
BPD Bipolar disorder
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ChABC Chondroitinase ABC
WFA Wisteria floribunda agglutinin
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
DAB 3,3′-diaminobenzidine
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IF Immunofluorescence
DAPI 4′,6-diamidin-2-phenylindol
Cmd Cartilage matrix deficiency
ICC Immunocytochemistry
KO Knock-out
MNTB Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body
MTLE Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
SE Status epilepticus
TLE Temporal lobe epilepsy