| APCs | Antigen-presenting cells. |
| CD4 | Cluster of differentiation 4. |
| CD8 | Cluster of differentiation 8. |
| CNS | Central nervous system. |
| DCs | Dendritic cells. |
| EAE | Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. |
| ERAAP | Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase associated with antigen processing. |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead box P3. |
| GVAX | Tumor cells engineered to overexpress granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. |
| hHSP60sp | Human HSP60 signal peptide (QMRPVSRVL). |
| HLA-E | Human leukocyte antigen-E. Human homologue of murine Qa-1. |
| HSP60 | 60 KDa heat shock protein. |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ. |
| IL-15 | Interlecukin-15. |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex. |
| mHSP60sp | Murine HSP60 signal peptide (QMRPVSRAL). |
| mHSP60p216 | Murine HSP60 peptide amino acid216-224 (GMKFDRGYI). |
| MOG | Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
| MOG196-204 | A Qa-1-binding peptide from murine myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein. |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis. |
| Qa-1 | A group of murine non-classical major histocompatibility complex Ib molecules. |
| SEB | Staphylococcus enterotoxin B. |
| TAP | Transporter associated with antigen processing. |
| TCRs | T cell receptors. |
| TCRVβ8 | T cell receptor β chain variable region 8. |
| Tfh cells | T follicular helper cells. |
| Th cells | T helper cells. |
| Treg cells | Regulatory T cells. |