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. 2025 Aug 28;14(17):1336. doi: 10.3390/cells14171336
6-OHDA 6-hydroxydopamine
AAV adeno-associated virus/viral (vector)
AIDP acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
ARAT axon regeneration-associated transcript
BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMP5 bone morphogenetic protein 5
CAF(s) cancer-associated fibroblast(s)
cAMP cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate
CB2 cannabinoid receptor 2
CGRP calcitonin gene-related peptide
CIDP chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
CMT Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease
CMV cytomegalovirus
CNS central nervous system
CNTF ciliary neurotrophic factor
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CSF1 colony-stimulating factor 1
CSPG chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
DFT1 Devil Facial Tumor 1
DFT2 Devil Facial Tumor 2
DFTD Devil facial tumor disease
DRG dorsal root ganglion
EAE experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
ECM extracellular matrix
EMT epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ER endoplasmic reticulum
ESC(s) embryonic stem cell(s)
EV extracellular vesicles
FGF fibroblast growth factor
FOXM1 Forkhead box M1
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
GBS Guillain–Barré syndrome
GDNF glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor
GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein
GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide-1
GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HDAC histone deacetylases
HIF1α hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HNPP hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
HSC(s) hematopoietic stem cell(s)
HSV herpes simplex virus
IGFBP(s) insulin-like growth factor binding protein(s)
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
iPSC(s) induced pluripotent stem cell(s)
LFA-3 lymphocyte function-associated antigen 3
lncARAT lncRNA axon regeneration-associated transcript
lncRNA long non-coding RNA
LRP1 low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
LRP4 low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4
mAChR muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
MAG myelin-associated glycoprotein
MALAT1 metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
MBP myelin basic protein
MFG-E8 milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8
MGUS monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance
miRNA microRNA
MMP matrix metalloproteinase
MPZ myelin protein zero
MSC(s) mesenchymal stem cell(s)
MWCNT multi-walled carbon nanotube
NCAM neural cell adhesion molecule
NF1 neurofibromatosis type 1
NGF nerve growth factor
NGFR nerve growth factor receptor
NK1 neurokinin 1
NLR(s) NOD-like receptor(s)
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartic acid
NO nitric oxide
NOD nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain
NOS nitric oxide synthase
NRG1 neuregulin-1
NRF2 nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NSC(s) neural stem cell(s)
NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
NT neurotrophin
OPC(s) oligodendrocyte progenitor cell(s)
P0 myelin protein 0
P2 myelin protein 2
PAK p21-activated kinase
PLGA high-molecular-weight copolymer of lactic and glycolic acid
PLLA poly-L-lactic acid
PMP22 peripheral myelin protein 22
PNS peripheral nervous system
POU6F1 POU domain class 6 Homeobox 1
PST polysialyltransferase
PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog (pathway)
ROS reactive oxygen species
SC(s) Schwann cell(s)
SCF stem cell factor
SCLC small cell lung cancer
SCP(s) Schwann cell precursor(s)
SDF1 stromal cell-derived factor 1
shRNA small hairpin inhibitory RNA
SOCS-2 suppressor of cytokine signaling
SOD1 superoxide dismutase
SP substance P
TAM tumor-associated macrophage
TGF-β transforming growth factor-β
TLR(s) Toll-like receptor(s)
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TREM2 triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
TrkB tropomyosin receptor kinase B
TRPM7 transient receptor potential melastatin M7
TRPV1 transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1
TRPV4 transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VZV varicella zoster virus