| CNS | Central nervous system |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| HSCs | hematopoietic cells |
| CSF1R | CSF1 receptor |
| IL-34 | Interleukin-34 |
| CNS-TGF-β1−/− | mice deficient in TGF-β1 in the CNS |
| TMEM119 | transmembrane protein 119 |
| Siglec-H | sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin H |
| P2RY12 | P2Y purinoceptor 12 |
| SALL1 | Sal-like protein 1 |
| TGFβ1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| TGFβR1 | TGFβ receptor 1 |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GDNF | Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| MCHII | major histocompatibility class II |
| MOG | Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
| EAE | Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| CCR2 | C-C chemokine receptor 2 |
| Fc | fragment crystallizable |
| SIRPα | signal regulatory protein α |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end-products |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Th1 | T helper 1 (Th1) |
| IFNγ | interferon-γ |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| Psen1 | Presenilin-1 |
| Psen2 | Presenilin-2 |
| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| NSAIDs | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| DAP12 | DNAX-activating protein 12 |
| SOD1 | superoxide dismutase 1 |
| FUS | Fused in Sarcoma |
| TDP-43 | TAR DNA-binding protein 43 |
| mSOD1 | mutant SOD1 |
| PU.1−/− | PU.1 knockout |
| BBG | Brilliant Blue G |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TAK1 | transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-activated kinase 1 |
| Sh | short hairpin |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CaMKKβ | calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase β |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase-3 β |
| PI3K | The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| CBD | cannabidiol |
| PMMA-NPs | poly(methyl methacrylate) nanoparticles |
| rAAV | recombinant vectors based on adeno-associated virus |