| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CHI3L1 | Chitinase-3-like protein 1 |
| CIS | Clinically isolated syndrome |
| CLP | Chitinase-like protein |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMF | Dimethyl fumarate |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| EAE | Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EDSS | Expanded disability status scale |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| GH18 | Glycosyl hydrolase family 18 |
| HC | Healthy controls |
| HL-60 | Human promyelocytic leukemia cell line |
| KHCO3 | Potassium bicarbonate |
| MFI | Mean fluorescence intensity |
| MDM | Disease-modifying drug |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| NDS | Normal donkey serum |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NH4Cl | Ammonium chloride |
| NK | Natural killer |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| px | pixel |
| RBCs | Red blood cells |
| RRMS | Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
| RT | Room temperature |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |