| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ChAT | Choline Acetyltransferase |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DAMP | Danger-associated molecular pattern |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box-1 |
| IBA1 | Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NMJ | Neuromuscular junction |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| RT-PCR | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SOD1 | Superoxidedismutase-1 |
| TIR | Toll-interleukin 1 receptor |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| WT | Wild-type |