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. 2019 Jun 5;20(11):2759. doi: 10.3390/ijms20112759
ALK-1 Activin receptor-like kinase 1
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALSFRS-R Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale-revised
bFGF Basic fibroblast growth factor
C9ORF72 Chromosome 9 open reading frame 72
CCL C-C motif chemokine ligand
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CSFs Colony stimulating factors
CXCL C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
CXC5R C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 5
DPR Disease progression rate
DTI Diffusion tensor imaging
FUS Fused in sarcoma
G-CSF Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
GITR Glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
IL Interleukin
IFN Interferons
IgG Immunoglobulin G
MCP-1 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1
miRNAs microRNAs
MIP Macrophage inflammatory protein
MN(s) Motor neuron(s)
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MRS Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
NFs Neurofilaments
NFH Neurofilament heavy chain
NFL Neurofilament light chain
OND Other non-inflammatory neurological disorders
p75ECD Extracellular domain of p75 neurotrophin receptor
PDGF-BB Platelet-derived growth factor BB
PET Positron emission tomography
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SOD1 Superoxide dismutase 1
TDP-43 TAR DNA binding protein 43
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TG Transgenic
Th T helper
TMS Transcranial magnetic stimulation
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
TNFRSF TNF receptor superfamily member
TNFSF TNF superfamily member
Treg Regulatory T cell
TROY Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 19
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
WT Wildtype