| Aβ | amyloid-beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| APP | amyloid beta precursor protein |
| ATF6α | activating transcription factor 6 isoform α |
| ATM | ataxia-telangiectasia mutated |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CDKI | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CIP/KIP | CDK interacting protein/kinase inhibitory protein |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| Ecrg4 | esophageal cancer-related gene 4 |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FGF-2 | fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| GLB1 | galactosidase beta 1 |
| HLA-DR | human leukocyte antigen-DR isotype |
| γH2AX | phosphorylated H2A histone family member X |
| IkB | inhibitor of kappa B |
| IL | Interleukin |
| MBP | myelin basic protein |
| MECP | methyl-CpG-binding protein |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NAWM | normal appearing white matter |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| OIS | oncogene-induced senescence |
| OPC | oligodendrocyte progenitor cell |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PS1 | presenilin-1 |
| p38MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| RB | Retinoblastoma |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RR-MS | relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
| SA-β-Gal | senescence-associated β-galactosidase |
| SAHF | senescence-associated heterochromatin formation |
| SAMD | senescence-associated mitochondrial dysfunction |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SIPS | stress-induced premature senescence |
| SIRT | Sirtuin |
| SP-MS | secondary progressive multiple sclerosis |
| SGZ | subgranular zone |
| STING | stimulator of IFN genes |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| S1P | sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor |
| TCDD | 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin |
| Terc | human telomerase gene |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| 53BP1 | p53-binding protein 1 |