CNS	central nervous system
PNS	peripheral nervous system
NSCs	neural stem cells
GBM	glioblastoma multiforme
WHO	world health organization
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transition
MMPs	matrix metalloproteases
DWI	diffusion-weighted imaging
DTI	diffusion tensor imaging
DTT	diffusion tensor tractography
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MRS	magnetic resonance spectroscopy
PET	positron emission tomography
Hsp	heat shock protein
MVB	multivesicular bodies
ILVs	intraluminal vesicles