| Ab | Antibody |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| aPL | Antiphospholipid |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BCSFB | Blood–cerebrospinal-fluid barrier |
| BOLD | Blood oxygen level-dependent |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CMA | Chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CP | Choroid plexus |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| Cyt c | Cytochrome c |
| dsDNA | Double stranded DNA |
| DTI | Diffusion tensor imaging |
| DWI | Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| ECs | Endothelial cells |
| Fas/APO-1/CD95 | Apoptosis stimulating fragment |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| HSCT | Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| HSPA8 | Heat shock 70-kD protein A8 isoform 1 |
| Iba1 | Ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IFNAR | IFN-α/β receptor |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| LAP | LC3-associated phagocytosis |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| lpr | Lymphoproliferation |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MPTP | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore |
| MRA | Magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRL | Murphy Roths Large |
| MRS | Magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| MTI | Magnetic transfer imaging |
| mTOR | Mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MTR | Magnetic transfer ratio |
| NAA | N-acetyl aspartate |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| NPSLE | Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus |
| NSAIDs | Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs |
| NZW | New Zealand White |
| NZB | New Zealand Black |
| PAF | Paraformaldehyde |
| RARE | Rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SQSTM1/p62 | Sequestosome-1/p62 |
| T1 | Longitudinal relaxation time |
| T2 | Transverse relaxation time |
| TE | Echo time |
| Tfh | T follicular helper |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TR | Repetition time |
| TWEAK | TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |
| vs. | versus |