| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| HBSS | Hanks’ balanced salt solution |
| HMGB | high mobility group box 1 |
| HNK1 | HNK-1 |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| MAG | myelin-associated glycoprotein |
| NCAM | neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NF | nuclear factor |
| OPD | o-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.3 |
| RAGE | receptor of advanced glycation end products |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TRAIL | tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand |