FHL 2	Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 2
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
SNV	Single nucleotide variant
NK	Natural Killer
CTL	CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes
MHC I	Major histocompatibility complex class I
KIR	Killer cell immunoglobulin receptor
KLR	Killer cell lectin like receptor
CNS	Central nervous system
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
MPEG1	Macrophage expressed gene/protein 1
MACPF/CDC	Membrane attach complex perforin like/cholesteral dependent cytosylin
MAC	Membrane attack complex
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
MS	Multiple sclerosis
ALPS	Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
HLH	Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
EBV	Epstein Barr Virus
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
Stx11	Syntaxin 11
StxBP2	Syntaxin binding protein 2
NVU	Neurovascular unit
CSF	Cerebral spinal fluid
CEC	Cerebral endothelial cell
TMEV	Theiler’s Murine encephalomyelitis virus
PIFS	Peptide induced fatal syndrome
ECM	Experimental cerebral malaria
CM	Cerebral malaria
VHF	Viral hemorrhagic fever
LCMV	Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus